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View synonyms for recant

recant

[ ri-kant ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.

    Synonyms: deny, rescind, recall, revoke



verb (used without object)

  1. to withdraw or disavow a statement, opinion, etc., especially formally.

recant

/ ˌriːkænˈteɪʃən; rɪˈkænt /

verb

  1. to repudiate or withdraw (a former belief or statement), esp formally in public
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • recantation, noun
  • reˈcanter, noun
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Other Words From

  • re·can·ta·tion [ree-kan-, tey, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • re·canter noun
  • re·canting·ly adverb
  • unre·canted adjective
  • unre·canting adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of recant1

1525–35; < Latin recantāre to sing back, sing again, equivalent to re- re- + cantāre, frequentative of canere to sing; chant
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Word History and Origins

Origin of recant1

C16: from Latin recantāre to sing again, from re- + cantāre to sing; see chant
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Example Sentences

But he says security personnel detained him, hit him on the head with a pistol and forced him to sign a document recanting his evidence.

From BBC

Eventually, she signed a sworn declaration formally recanting.

When the Hall of Fame running back said he gets nervous before every game, Harbaugh recanted his original statement.

Members of the congregation were urged to publicly recant their sins.

From BBC

She later recanted, then said she started the fire while testing a lighter on the brush, Blakemore said.

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