Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Recant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Recant \Re*cant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recanted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Recanting}.] [L. recantare, recantatum, to recall,
recant; pref. re- re- + cantare to sing, to sound. See 3d
{Cant}, {Chant}.]
To withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly (opinions
formerly expressed); to contradict, as a former declaration;
to take back openly; to retract; to recall.
How soon . . . ease would recant Vows made in pain, as
violent and void! --Milton.
Syn: To retract; recall; revoke; abjure; disown; disavow. See
{Renounce}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Recant \Re*cant"\, v. i.
To revoke a declaration or proposition; to unsay what has
been said; to retract; as, convince me that I am wrong, and I
will recant. --Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
recant
v : reject; "He retracted his earlier statements about his
beliefs" [syn: {abjure}, {forswear}, {retract}, {resile}]
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