retract vs renounce

retract and renounce both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of retract include disown, repudiate.

retract (verb)	renounce (verb)
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure	cast off
pull inward or towards a center	turn away from; give up
use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)	leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
pull away from a source of disgust or fear	give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations