Result from Foreign Dictionaries (3 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Recant \Re*cant"\ (r[-e]*k[a^]nt"), 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.
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How soon . . . ease would recant
Vows made in pain, as violent and void! --Milton.
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Syn: To retract; recall; revoke; abjure; disown; disavow. See
{Renounce}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
recant
v 1: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually
under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about
his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" [syn: {abjure},
{recant}, {forswear}, {retract}, {resile}]
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