HyperDic: recant

English > 1 sense of the word recant:
VERBcommunicationrecant, abjure, forswear, retract, resileformally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
recant > pronunciation
Soundsriykae'nt
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English > recant: 1 sense > verb 1, communication
Meaningformally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s something
Synonymsabjure, forswear, retract, resile
Broaderdisown, renounce, repudiateCast off
Spanishabjurar, renunciar, retractarse, retractar
Catalanabjurar, retractar-se, retractar
Nounsrecantationa disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

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