| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To remove from association with: abstract, detach, disassociate, disengage, dissociate. See ASSEMBLE. 2. To move or proceed away from a place: depart, exit, get away, get off, go, go away, leave1, pull out, quit, retire, run (along). Informal : cut out, push off, shove off. Slang : blow1, split, take off. Idioms: hit the road, take leave. See APPROACH. 3. To move (something) from a position occupied: remove, take, take away, take off, take out. See MOVE. 4. To disavow (something previously written or said) irrevocably and usually formally: abjure, recall, recant, retract, take back. See ACCEPT. 5. To move back in the face of enemy attack or after a defeat: draw back, fall back, pull back, pull out, retire, retreat. Idioms: beat a retreat, give ground (or way) . See FORWARD. 6. To pull back in: draw in, retract. See SHOW.
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