Withtract

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To withdraw, retract. ambitransitive, nonstandard, possibly, rare

    "Did he withtract his words?"

  2. 2
    To distract. nonstandard, possibly, rare, transitive

    "[…] that the glorious influences of the Spirit were never withtracted by the various beautiful flowers which appeared on every bank and in every brake, she plucked them in large quantities, and filled her basket."

Example

More examples

"Okay. I withtract the statement - you could've got that dumb in twenty years."

Etymology

Origin uncertain. In one sense, probably a blend of withdraw + retract; in another sense, possibly a blend of withcall (“to call away, divert”) + distract.

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