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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

retractive en · ADJ

Etymology

From retract + -ive.

Meanings

Serving to retract; of the nature of a retraction.
Mapping from a space onto a subset of that space.
Serving to distance or alienate.

Forms

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most retractive	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more retractive	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

Deriveds

retractiveness · retractively

Relateds

retractible · retractibility

retractive en · NOUN

Etymology

From retract + -ive.

Meanings

That which retracts or withdraws.
A verb that serves to cancel or retract a previously established obligation.

Forms

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retractives	Number=Plur		lexicographic