rē̆tractĭo: ōnis, f. retraho.I A drawing back, retreating: graduum, i. e. the breadth, Vitr. 3, 4, 4.—II Trop. 1 A diminishing: dierum (opp. auctio), Macr. S. 1, 14.— 2 Hesitation, refusal: sine ullā retractione, Arn. 5, 162.