take back

Withdraw a claim

Take back means to reclaim something given or said.

You can take back a borrowed item, a gift, or words you regret: I take back what I said about your sister.

To take back control is to regain authority over a situation: She took back the keys to her apartment.

reclaim

repossess

Seize for unpaid debt

retrieve · reacquire · reclamation · restoration · seize · snatch · liberate · reoccupy · salvage · redeem

retract

withdraw

Remove or pull away

repudiate · unsay · eat one's words · backtrack · backpedal · reverse · rescind · revoke · disclaim · disown

return

refund

Money returned after purchase

receipt · customer service · warranty · restocking fee · original packaging · proof of purchase · defective · unwanted · merchandise · retailer

nostalgia

reminisce

Recall past experiences fondly

recall · transport · flashback · throwback · bygone · yesteryear · childhood · bittersweet · wistful · sentimentality

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retraction of statement

take backstand by

Remain ready to assist

stand firm · stick to · maintain · affirm · reaffirm

physical return/retrieval

take backgive away

Provide at no cost

send out · hand over · give up · relinquish · surrender

relationship reconciliation

take backreject

Dismiss as unsuitable

abandon · cast out · turn away · refuse · dump

Family

back, take, mistake, taken, taking, mistaken, overtake, takes, mistakes

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