transitive. To bring back, restore. Also: to revoke, retract. Cf. again-call, v. Now rare.
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| 释义 | the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > reversal of or forsaking one's will or purpose > reverse or abandon one's purpose or intention [verb (transitive)] > recant or retract (27) to call againc1390 transitive. To bring back, restore. Also: to revoke, retract. Cf. again-call, v. Now rare. repealc1390 transitive. To repudiate or renounce (one's actions); to give up or abandon (a thought, feeling, etc.); to recall or retract (a statement). Obsolete. revokec1390 transitive. To recant, withdraw (something one has written or said); to retract, take back (a statement, opinion, vow, etc.); to renounce (a belief). replyc1425 transitive. To take back, retract. Obsolete. rare. renounce1446 transitive. To abandon or reject (a belief, opinion, etc.), esp. by an open declaration or recantation. renayc1450 intransitive. To recant an opinion, esp. a heretical one. Also transitive. Obsolete. unsay1483 To withdraw, retract, or revoke (something said or written). manswear1502 transitive. Scottish. To renounce, forswear, or disavow (a debt, an oath, etc.). Obsolete. to let loose1530 to let loose. To liberate, set free; now chiefly, a fierce animal or some destructive agency. Also, †to relax, loose (one's hold, control), slacken… to call back1533 transitive. To withdraw or retract (one's words, a promise, an oath, etc.); to revoke (a sentence or decree). Cf. recall, v. 1a. recant1534 transitive. To withdraw, retract, renounce, or disavow (a former statement, opinion, belief, action, etc.) as erroneous or heretical, esp. formally… retract1538 transitive. To withdraw, take back (a statement, accusation, etc.) as being erroneous or unjustified; to disavow. unswear1591 transitive. To retract (something sworn or asserted). unwish1591 transitive. To retract, cancel, or abrogate (a wish, choice, etc.). swallow1597 To take back, retract, recant. (Cf. eat, v. 2c.) to take back1599 transitive. To withdraw or retract (a statement, utterance, etc.). retractate1600 transitive. To retract, revoke, disavow. reclaim1615 transitive. To retract (a statement, accusation, etc.); to revoke (a sentence, etc.); spec. to renounce (religious vows). Also intransitive, with ag… unspeak1615 (un-, prefix2 affix 1a.) recede1655 transitive. To retract (a promise or proposal). Obsolete. rare. renege1679 transitive. To withdraw or retract (a former statement). Obsolete. rare. unnotify1738 transitive. To rescind a previous notification of (an event); to rescind a previous notification issued to (a person). unpronounce1745 transitive. To withdraw or retract (a statement, word, etc.); to unsay. withdraw1793 figurative. To take back, retract (one's words, an expression). Often absol. in imperative, in parliamentary procedure, to demand the withdrawal by… palinode1892 transitive. To retract or withdraw (a statement, etc.). Subcategories:— a confession (1) — unprint (1) |
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