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recant

[ ri-kant ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.

    Synonyms: , , ,



verb (used without object)

  1. to withdraw or disavow a statement, opinion, etc., especially formally.

recant

/ ˌriːkænˈteɪʃən; rɪˈkænt /

verb

  1. to repudiate or withdraw (a former belief or statement), esp formally in public
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • recantation, noun
  • ˈԳٱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ··ٲ·پDz [ree-kan-, tey, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • ·Գİ noun
  • ·ԳiԲ· adverb
  • ܲr·ԳĻ adjective
  • ܲr·ԳiԲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of recant1

1525–35; < Latin 𳦲Գ to sing back, sing again, equivalent to re- re- + Գ, frequentative of canere to sing; chant
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of recant1

C16: from Latin 𳦲Գ to sing again, from re- + Գ to sing; see chant
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Decades after she and her sister had become sensations, Maggie Fox admitted it had all been a hoax — only to recant the confession later.

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"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.

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According to police, the woman recanted her statements after the responding officer told the subject that he would be placed under arrest.

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Mandelson's comments go further than others in government in recanting previous criticism of Trump.

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She later recanted her claims on Fox News.

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