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
We do not forgive Humbert because he recants after it’s too late.
From New York Times ● Apr. 30, 2020
He made references to “Frank Pentangeli” - a character in the film “The Godfather Part II” who recants his testimony to Congress about a mobster amid witness intimidation.
From Reuters ● Nov. 7, 2019
As soon as the detectives leave, and Dassey is able to speak to his mother alone, he promptly recants, telling her he only confessed because the officers got inside his head.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 28, 2018
Sometimes though, for the women, they’re for a nun who recants.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
