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take back

To regain possession of something.
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The wedding is off, and he has taken back the ring.

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Submitted on August 29, 2012

Additional definitions for 'take back':

take backTo retract an earlier statement.
take backTo cause to remember some past event or time.
take backTo resume a relationship.
take backTo return something.
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