draw in vs retract

draw in and retract both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
draw in	No	No	Yes	No
retract	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, retract is a hyponym of draw in; that is, retract is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than draw in:

draw in: direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
retract: pull inward or towards a center

Other hyponyms of draw in include tug, arrest, catch, get, draw in, bring.

As verbs, draw in and retract are synonyms defined as:

draw in (verb)	retract (verb)
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes	formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
draw in as if by suction	pull inward or towards a center
pull inward or towards a center	use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
of trains; move into (a station)	pull away from a source of disgust or fear
advance or converge on
shape one's body into a curl