Hyphenation of retract

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word retract? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

re-tract

Definitions of retract:

1.	Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure He retracted his earlier statements about his religion She abjured her beliefs
2.	Pull away from a source of disgust or fear
3.	Use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
4.	Pull inward or towards a center The pilot drew in the landing gear The cat retracted his claws

Synonyms of retract:

verb	abjure, recant, forswear, resile, renounce, repudiate
verb	shrink back, flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
verb	pull back, draw back, pull
verb	draw in, attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in

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The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.