recant

re·cant  (r-knt)

v. re·cant·ed, re·cant·ing, re·cants

v.tr.

To make a formal retraction or disavowal of (a statement or belief to which one has previously committed oneself).

v.intr.

To make a formal retraction or disavowal of a previously held statement or belief.

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[Latin recantre : re-, re- + cantre, to sing, frequentative of canere; see kan- in Indo-European roots.]

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recan·tation (rkn-tshn) n.

re·canter n.

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recant [rɪˈkænt]

vb

to repudiate or withdraw (a former belief or statement), esp formally in public

[from Latin recantāre to sing again, from re- + cantāre to sing; see chant]

recantation  [ˌriːkænˈteɪʃən] n

recanter  n

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recant - Can mean "sing again"; its usual meaning stresses the withdrawing or denying of something professed or taught.

See also related terms for taught.

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

recant - formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" abjure, forswear, retract, resile repudiate, disown, renounce - cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"

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recant

verb withdraw, take back, retract, disclaim, deny, recall, renounce, revoke, repudiate, renege, disown, disavow, forswear, abjure, unsay, apostatize a man who refused after torture to recant his heresy
insist, maintain, repeat, uphold, reiterate, reaffirm, profess, restate

Translations

recant [rɪˈkænt]

A. VT → retractar, desdecir

B. VI → retractarse, desdecirse

recant [rɪˈkænt] vi (gen) → se rétracter (RELIGION) → abjurer

recant

vt religious belief → widerrufen; statement also → zurücknehmen

vi → widerrufen

recant [rɪˈkænt] (frm)

1. vt (religious belief) → abiurare; (statement) → ritrattare

2. vi → fare abiura