could be 'retire'
cower
To shrink in fearTo draw in one's muscles involuntarilyTo recoil in distaste
The word that means to draw back suddenly is "recoil."
CrouchCower
evoke
draw
draw
dwindle
The word reduce is one possibility.
To draw back the bowstring.
The answer is DRAW.
turn, recoil, shrink, dodge, back off, cower