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recant
[ ri-kant ]
verb (used with object)
- to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
Synonyms: , , ,
verb (used without object)
- to withdraw or disavow a statement, opinion, etc., especially formally.
recant
/ ˌriːkænˈteɪʃən; rɪˈkænt /
verb
- to repudiate or withdraw (a former belief or statement), esp formally in public
Derived Forms
- recantation, noun
- ˈԳٱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ··ٲ·پDz [ree-kan-, tey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- ·Գİ noun
- ·ԳiԲ· adverb
- ܲr·ԳĻ adjective
- ܲr·ԳiԲ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of recant1
Example Sentences
ever premise appears valid about Trumpism today will look stupid tomorrow; policies are proposed, enforced, insisted upon in court with gratuitous lies and then partly recanted or fully reversed.
She sent Rivera a Facebook message, and the erstwhile star witness recanted.
She accused her father of sexual and verbal abuse in October 2014, then recanted her allegations.
Decades after she and her sister had become sensations, Maggie Fox admitted it had all been a hoax — only to recant the confession later.
"Shawn Carter's investigators have repeatedly harassed, threatened and harangued this poor woman for weeks, trying to intimidate her and make her recant her story," Mr Buzbee said.
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