retractive

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English

Etymology

From retract +‎ -ive.

Noun

retractive (plural retractives)

  1. That which retracts or withdraws.
  2. (grammar) A verb that serves to cancel or retract a previously established obligation.

Adjective

retractive (comparative more retractive, superlative most retractive)

  1. Serving to retract; of the nature of a retraction.
  2. (mathematics) Mapping from a space onto a subset of that space.
  3. (psychology) Serving to distance or alienate.

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