retract vs disown

retract and disown both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
retract	No	No	Yes	No
disown	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, disown is a hypernym of retract; that is, disown is a word with a broader meaning than retract:

retract: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
disown: cast off

Other hypernyms of retract include renounce, repudiate.

retract (verb)	disown (verb)
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure	cast off
pull inward or towards a center	prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting
use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
pull away from a source of disgust or fear