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Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

4 letters

DENY
Refuse to accept or believe; "He denied his fatal illness"

5 letters

UNSAY
Take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"

6 letters

REVOKE
The mistake of not following suit when able to do so

RECANT
Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

DRAWIN
Advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him"

RESILE
Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

ABJURE
Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

7 letters

DISAVOW
Refuse to acknowledge; disclaim knowledge of; responsibility for, or association with; "Her husband disavowed her after 30 years of marriage and six children"

8 letters

FORSWEAR
Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

DRAWBACK
Use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)

PULLBACK
(military) the act of pulling back (especially an orderly withdrawal of troops); "the pullback is expected to be over 25,000 troops"

WITHDRAW
Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"

TAKEBACK
Bring back to the point of departure

10 letters

SHRINKBACK
Pull away from a source of disgust or fear

ABBREVIATE
Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened"