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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