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recant
[ ri-kant ]
verb (used with object)
- to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
Synonyms: , , ,
verb (used without object)
- to withdraw or disavow a statement, opinion, etc., especially formally.
recant
/ ˌriːkænˈteɪʃən; rɪˈkænt /
verb
- to repudiate or withdraw (a former belief or statement), esp formally in public
Derived Forms
- recantation, noun
- ˈԳٱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ··ٲ·پDz [ree-kan-, tey, -sh, uh, n], noun
- ·Գİ noun
- ·ԳiԲ· adverb
- ܲr·ԳĻ adjective
- ܲr·ԳiԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of recant1
Example Sentences
Decades after she and her sister had become sensations, Maggie Fox admitted it had all been a hoax — only to recant the confession later.
"Shawn Carter's investigators have repeatedly harassed, threatened and harangued this poor woman for weeks, trying to intimidate her and make her recant her story," Mr Buzbee said.
According to police, the woman recanted her statements after the responding officer told the subject that he would be placed under arrest.
Mandelson's comments go further than others in government in recanting previous criticism of Trump.
She later recanted her claims on Fox News.
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