Restating the author's key points in your own words.
Paraphrasing means to restate something in other words, this fits the former definition more closely than the later. When paraphrasing, you should be restating the main idea in new words.
the word retract can be transitive and ambitransitive
Explanation:
Transitive form of retract means to pull back inside or to take back/withdraw something one said,Ambitransitive form of retract means to draw back;to draw up.
