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Verb
/riˈkant/,
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recants, 3rd person singular present; recanted, past participle; recanted, past tense; recanting, present participle;
  1. Say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, esp. one considered heretical
    • - heretics were burned if they would not recant
    • - Galileo was forced to recant his assertion that the earth orbited the sun
  1. abjure: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
  2. (recantation) retraction: a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
  3. The verb recant, and its derivative noun recantation, can mean: * To formally abandon a belief or a particular statement of belief, generally under order from an ecclesiastical authority (often a synod or ecumenical council, or, in the Roman Catholic Church, the Inquisition, Holy Office, or even ...
  4. To withdraw from or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly
  5. To reject a belief or withdraw something previously said.
  6. to withdraw or renounce beliefs or statements formerly held.
  7. take back as being false