recant
verb (used with object)
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
recants
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present tense formof recant (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“It recants some of the language in their letter, which I never adopted.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 29, 2022
Consequently, sales of the fluoride-free toothpaste he promotes might decline if he recants his bogus claim that fluoridated water causes cancer and stunts the brains of children.
From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2018
Another is that any witness who recants has shown a willingness to lie under oath.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 23, 2017
In the recording, the victim recants his accusations and blamed the issue on his parents.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2017
Sometimes though, for the women, they’re for a nun who recants.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
