1. Regain possession of something
   "He took back the tools he had lent to his neighbour"
    
2. Take back what one has said
   "He took back his words";
   - swallow, unsay, withdraw
    
3. Resume a relationship with someone after an interruption, as in a wife taking back her husband
   "After a year of separation, she decided to take back her estranged spouse"
    
4. Bring back to the point of departure
   "The store refused to take back the defective TV";
   - return, bring back
    
5. Cause someone to remember the past
   "The old photograph took her back to her childhood days"
    
6. Move text to the previous line; in printing
   "The typesetter took back the last word to improve the layout"

Derived forms: took back, taking back, taken back, takes back

Type of: bring, convey, disown, displace, move, relate, remind, renounce, repudiate, take