Recantation

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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Noun

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recantation - a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion abjuration, retraction disavowal, disclaimer - denial of any connection with or knowledge of backdown, climb-down, withdrawal - a retraction of a previously held position