re canting
verb (used with object)
1.
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
verb (used without object)
2.
to withdraw or disavow a statement, opinion, etc., especially formally.
kænˈteɪ
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| —vb | |
| to repudiate or withdraw (a former belief or statement), esp formally in public | |
| [C16: from Latin recantāre to sing again, from | |
| recantation | |
| —n | |
| re'canter | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
recant
1530s, from L. recantare "recall, revoke," from re- "back" + cantare "to chant" (see cant (1)). A word from the Reformation. Loan-translation of Gk. palinoidein "recant," from palin "back" + oeidein "to sing."
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