1.
Retract a statement, as in I said you weren't much of a cook but after that dinner I take it all back. This usage was first recorded in 1775.
2.
take one back. Return in thought to a past time, as in That music takes me back to the first dance I ever went to. [Late 1800s]
take back
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The verb has 6 meanings:
Meaning #1:
bring back to the point of departure
Synonyms: return, bring back
Meaning #2:
regain possession of something
Synonym: repossess
Meaning #3:
resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband
Meaning #4:
move text to the previous line; in printing
Meaning #5:
take back what one has said
Synonyms: swallow, unsay, withdraw
Meaning #6:
cause someone to remember the past
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