The publisher had to retract the article after discovering the data had been falsified.
出版商在发现数据被伪造后不得不撤回该文章。
Which choice best defines “retract”?
A — To withdraw or take back. “retract” means to withdraw or take back.
Which word means “to withdraw or take back”?
A — retract. “retract” means to withdraw or take back.
retract — to withdraw or take back. In Chinese: 收回，撤销.
retract is pronounced /rɪˈtrækt/.
The publisher had to retract the article after discovering the data had been falsified. (出版商在发现数据被伪造后不得不撤回该文章。)
withdraw, rescind, take back — all close in meaning to retract (to withdraw or take back).
assert, maintain — each the opposite of retract (to withdraw or take back).
Yes. retract is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
re(back)+tract(draw) = draw back = retract.