| VERB | communication | recant, abjure, forswear, retract, resile | formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure |
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| Sounds | riykae'nt | |
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| Rhymes | ant ... transplant: 24 rhymes with aent... | |
| Meaning | formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | abjure, forswear, retract, resile | |
| Broader | disown, renounce, repudiate | Cast off |
| Spanish | abjurar, renunciar, retractarse, retractar | |
| Catalan | abjurar, retractar-se, retractar | |
| Nouns | recantation | a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion |
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