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
The Postal Service inspector general’s office informed members of Congress in a briefing on Tuesday that Hopkins had recanted his allegations, according to a congressional aide.
Postal worker recanted allegations of ballot tampering, officials say | Shawn Boburg, Jacob Bogage | November 11, 2020 | Washington PostThen, after the headlines came out, the sources recanted, and they have since been convicted (in Syrian courts) of perjury.
Digital Doublethink: Playing Truth or Dare with Putin, Assad and ISIS | Christopher Dickey, Anna Nemtsova | November 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHowever, when asked to give the verdict in public by the presiding judge, one voter recanted.
Could Chris McDaniel Get A Do-Over In The Mississippi Senate Race? | Ben Jacobs | July 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was the second time he recanted on campaign-finance reforms.
‘Oops,’ First Debate, ‘47 Percent’ & More 2012 Election Turning Points | Mark McKinnon | November 6, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe activists recanted their denunciation of Kashua on its website, but Kashua said few Palestinian papers printed a correction.
Nearly 10 years after her accusation of rape sent her father to prison, Casandra Kennedy recanted.
Casandra Kennedy Recants Rape Charge Against Her Father, Freed After 9 Years | Winston Ross | April 10, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTOne of them recanted, and thereby saved her life; the other remained firm, and perished at the stake.
The Mysteries of All Nations | James GrantHe recanted all that he had said in the book, but it was too late; the mischief had been done and the evil work has continued.
The Jesuits, 1534-1921 | Thomas J. CampbellThere is a very simple test of it,he has never recanted a single article of his Liberal progress, never gone back a single step.
No one was to have dealings with the author until he recanted his error.
History of the Jews, Vol. V (of 6) | Heinrich GraetzNevertheless, the time came when the scorner recanted his renunciation.
Lochinvar | S. R. Crockett
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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