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View usage for: (rɪkænt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense recants, present participle recanting, past tense, past participle recantedverbIf you recant, you say publicly that you no longer hold a set of beliefs that you had in the past. [formal] White House officials ordered Williams to recant. [VERB] ...a man who had refused after torture to recant his heresy. [VERB noun] Synonyms: withdraw, take back, retract, disclaim More Synonyms of recant recant in British English (rɪˈkænt) verbto repudiate or withdraw (a former belief or statement), esp formally in public Derived forms recantation (ˌriːkænˈteɪʃən) noun recanter (reˈcanter) noun Word origin C16: from Latin recantāre to sing again, from re- + cantāre to sing; see chantrecant in American English (rɪˈkænt) verb transitive, verb intransitive to withdraw or renounce (beliefs or statements formerly held), esp. in a formal or public manner Derived forms recantation (ˌrecanˈtation) (ˌrikænˈteɪʃən) noun recanter (reˈcanter) noun Word origin L recantare < re-, back, again + cantare, freq. of canere, to sing: see chant Examples of 'recant' in a sentencerecant Definition to take back (a former belief or statement) publicly a man who refused after torture to recant his heresy Synonyms take back renege unsay apostatize Opposites insist , maintain , repeat , uphold , reiterate , reaffirm , profess , restate Additional synonymsHe abjured the Protestant faith in 1594. Synonyms give up, deny, kick (informal), reject, abandon, relinquish, renounce, throw off, forsake, retract, disown, renege on, disavow, recant, disclaim, forswear, wash your hands of, abnegateDefinition to refuse to acknowledge I denied my legal guardians because I wanted to be independent. Synonyms renounce, reject, discard, revoke, retract, repudiate, renege, disown, rebut, disavow, recant, disclaim, abjure, abnegate, refuse to acknowledge or recognize Definition to deny connection with or responsibility for (something) He immediately disavowed the newspaper story. Synonyms deny, reject, contradict, retract, repudiate, disown, rebut, disclaim, forswear, gainsay (archaic, literary), abjure- rebuttal
- recalcitrant
- recall
- recant
- recapitulate
- recapture
- recede
Additional synonymsDefinition to deny (responsibility for or knowledge of something) She disclaims any knowledge of her boss's business activities. Synonyms deny, decline, reject, disallow, retract, repudiate, renege, rebut, disavow, abnegate, disaffirm Definition to deny any connection with (someone) Those comments were later disowned. Synonyms deny, reject, abandon, renounce, disallow, retract, repudiate, cast off, rebut, disavow, disclaim, abnegate, refuse to acknowledge or recognize Definition to reject or renounce with determination He forswore the use of trade sanctions. Synonyms reject, deny, retract, repudiate, disown, disavow, recant, disclaimDefinition to annul or cancel The order was recalled. Synonyms annul, withdraw, call in, take back, cancel, repeal, call back, revoke, retract, rescind, nullify, countermand, abjureDefinition to give up (a belief or habit) voluntarily She renounced her old ways. Synonyms disown, reject, abandon, quit, discard, spurn, eschew, leave off, throw off, forsake, retract, repudiate, cast off, abstain from, recant, forswear, abjure, swear off, wash your hands of Definition to reject the authority or validity of They had repudiated her contract. Synonyms cancel, withdraw, reverse, abolish, set aside, repeal, renounce, quash, take back, call back, revoke, retract, negate, renege, rescind, recall, invalidate, annul, nullify, recant, obviate, disclaim, abrogate, countermand, declare null and void Definition to withdraw (a statement, charge, etc.) as invalid or unjustified He hurriedly sought to retract the statement. Synonyms withdraw, take back, revoke, disown, deny, recall, reverse, cancel, repeal, renounce, go back on, repudiate, rescind, renege on, back out of, disavow, recant, disclaim, abjure, eat your words, unsay Definition to take back or cancel (an agreement, will, etc.) The government revoked his licence. Synonyms cancel, recall, withdraw, reverse, abolish, set aside, repeal, renounce, quash, take back, call back, retract, repudiate, negate, renege, rescind, invalidate, annul, nullify, recant, obviate, disclaim, abrogate, countermand, declare null and void |