recant
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
to withdraw or disavow a statement, opinion, etc., especially formally.
Origin of recant
1Other words for recant
Other words from recant
- re·can·ta·tion [ree-kan-tey-shuhn], /ˌri kænˈteɪ ʃən/, noun
- re·cant·er, noun
- re·cant·ing·ly, adverb
- un·re·cant·ed, adjective
- un·re·cant·ing, adjective
Words that may be confused with recant
- recant , recount
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How to use recant in a sentence
Still, the recantation required Baur to notify a judge and let the courts decide it credible or not.
Casandra Kennedy Recants Rape Charge Against Her Father, Freed After 9 Years | Winston Ross | April 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTNevertheless, his recantation was a fall, and in the eyes of the scientific world perhaps greater than that of Bacon.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume VI | John LordBut after his recantation his detention was made less severe and he was allowed many alleviations.
A recantation would only add to the dishonour of the Church of Rome, and raise an universal cry of accusation against her.
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Vol 2 | J. H. Merle D'AubignThe old man's voice trembled and he looked wistfully in Azora's face in hopes of seeing some sign of her recantation.
The Arab's Pledge | Edward L. Mitford
The recantation so given has to be confirmed a day or two later, under pain of a precisely similar ordeal.
Pioneers of Science | Oliver Lodge
British Dictionary definitions for recant
/ (rɪˈkænt) /
to repudiate or withdraw (a former belief or statement), esp formally in public
Origin of recant
1Derived forms of recant
- recantation (ˌriːkænˈteɪʃən), noun
- recanter, noun
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