Definition of recant Recant
/ɹikæˈnt/ - [reekant] - re•cant
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What does recant mean?
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| 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 | ||
| disown, renounce, repudiate cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- recant (v. t.)
To withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly (opinions formerly expressed); to contradict, as a former declaration; to take back openly; to retract; to recall. - recant (v. i.)
To revoke a declaration or proposition; to unsay what has been said; to retract; as, convince me that I am wrong, and I will recant.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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rē-kant′, v.t. to withdraw (a former declaration): to retract.—v.i. to revoke a former declaration: to unsay what has been said, esp. to declare one's renunciation of a religious belief which one formerly maintained.—ns. Rēcantā′tion, act of recanting: a declaration contradicting a former one; Rēcant′er
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🔤- recant, verb, present, 1st person singular of recant (infinitive).
- recant, verb (infinitive).
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