se rétracter betyder på engelska

contract [contracted, contracting, contracts]▼◼◼◼(intransitive: draw together; shorten; lessen)
verb
[UK: kən.ˈtrækt] [US: ˈkɑːn.ˌtrækt]

recant [recanted, recanting, recants]▼◼◼◼(to withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly)
verb
[UK: rɪˈkænt] [US: riˈkænt]

eat one's words▼(regret something said)
verb
[UK: iːt wʌnz ˈwɜːdz] [US: ˈiːt wʌnz ˈwɝːdz]