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recantation

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re⋅cant

  [ri-kant]
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–verb (used with object)
1. to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), esp. formally; retract.
–verb (used without object)
2. to withdraw or disavow a statement, opinion, etc., esp. formally.
Origin:
1525–35; < L recantāre to sing back, sing again, equiv. to re- re- + cantāre, freq. of canere to sing; cf. chant

Related forms:
re⋅can⋅ta⋅tion  [ree-kan-tey-shuhn] , noun
re⋅cant⋅er, noun
re⋅cant⋅ing⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. revoke, recall, rescind, deny.
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re·cant   (rĭ-kānt')   
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.

[Latin recantāre : re-, re- + cantāre, to sing, frequentative of canere; see kan- in Indo-European roots.]
re'can·ta'tion (rē'kān-tā'shən) n., re·cant'er n.
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Word Origin & History

recant 
1535, 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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: re·cant
Pronunciation: ri-'kant
Function: transitive verb
: to renounce or withdraw (prior statements or testimony) recanting statements made earlier to the police> intransitive verb : to renounce or withdraw prior statements or testimony —re·can·ta·tion /"rE-"kan-'tA-sh&n/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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