recant

verb

re·cant ri-ˈkant How to pronounce recant (audio)

recanted; recanting; recants

transitive verb

: to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce

: revoke

intransitive verb

: to make an open confession of error

recantation

ˌrē-ˌkan-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce recant (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

Church officials asked the minister to recant. Witnesses threatened to recant their testimony when the court released their names to the paper.

Recent Examples on the Web Consider the case of Francis Spira, a 16th-century Venetian lawyer who converted to Protestantism only to recant under intense pressure from the Catholic Church.

Lucinda Robb, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 Instead, an aide to Ramzan Kadyrov, the autocrat who runs Chechnya, berated them at length on television as ingrates and forced them to recant.

BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022 Instead, an aide to Ramzan Kadyrov, the autocrat who runs Chechnya, berated them at length on television as ingrates and forced them to recant.

New York Times, 10 July 2022 In one such scene, the camera rolled as Jackson watched Edward Vernon, the witness whose testimony effectively sealed Jackson’s conviction, recant his testimony for the first time.

cleveland, 9 June 2022 Still, the Fed was reluctant to recant and act . . .

Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 7 May 2022 The case had been built on the testimony of a sole eyewitness who later tried to recant her testimony.

Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2021 The case had been built on the testimony of a sole eyewitness who later tried to recant her testimony.

Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2021 The lawsuit also said that Hough was offered $20,000 once in exchange for signing a prepared statement that would recant her rape accusation.

Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com, 12 Jan. 2022 See More

recant

verb

as in to retract

to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to) the Inquisition forced Galileo to recant his support of the Copernican observation that the earth revolves around the sun

Synonyms & Similar Words

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retract
withdraw
renounce
contradict
deny
refute
abandon
abjure
forswear
unsay
relinquish
renege
repudiate
repeal
take back
foreswear
disavow
recall
abnegate
disown
gainsay
controvert
forsake
disclaim
spurn
disprove
rebut
revoke
surrender
negate
backtrack
dispute
negative
back down
disallow
give up
bolt
back off
disagree (with)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

admit
affirm
acknowledge
claim
declare
assert
contend
proclaim
maintain
defend
accept
profess
confirm
adhere (to)
state
support
maintain
avow
endorse
uphold
adopt
vow
vouch
back
embrace
indorse
espouse

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of recant are abjure, forswear, renounce, and retract. While all these words mean "to withdraw one's word or professed belief," recant stresses the withdrawing or denying of something professed or taught.

if they recant they will be spared

While the synonyms abjure and recant are close in meaning, abjure implies a firm and final rejecting or abandoning often made under oath.

abjured the errors of his former faith

The words forswear and recant can be used in similar contexts, but forswear may add an implication of perjury or betrayal.

I cannot forswear my principles

Although the words renounce and recant have much in common, renounce may carry the meaning of disclaim or disown.

renounced abstract art and turned to portrait painting

While in some cases nearly identical to recant, retract applies to the withdrawing of a promise, an offer, or an accusation.

the newspaper had to retract the story

单词	recant
释义	recant verb re·cant ri-ˈkant recanted; recanting; recants transitive verb 1 : to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce 2 : revoke intransitive verb : to make an open confession of error recantation ˌrē-ˌkan-ˈtā-shən noun Synonyms abjure abnegate forswear foreswear renege renounce repeal repudiate retract take back unsay withdraw See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Church officials asked the minister to recant. Witnesses threatened to recant their testimony when the court released their names to the paper. Recent Examples on the Web Consider the case of Francis Spira, a 16th-century Venetian lawyer who converted to Protestantism only to recant under intense pressure from the Catholic Church. Lucinda Robb, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022 Instead, an aide to Ramzan Kadyrov, the autocrat who runs Chechnya, berated them at length on television as ingrates and forced them to recant. BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022 Instead, an aide to Ramzan Kadyrov, the autocrat who runs Chechnya, berated them at length on television as ingrates and forced them to recant. New York Times, 10 July 2022 In one such scene, the camera rolled as Jackson watched Edward Vernon, the witness whose testimony effectively sealed Jackson’s conviction, recant his testimony for the first time. cleveland, 9 June 2022 Still, the Fed was reluctant to recant and act . . . Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 7 May 2022 The case had been built on the testimony of a sole eyewitness who later tried to recant her testimony. Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2021 The case had been built on the testimony of a sole eyewitness who later tried to recant her testimony. Washington Post, 26 Nov. 2021 The lawsuit also said that Hough was offered $20,000 once in exchange for signing a prepared statement that would recant her rape accusation. Daniela Avila, PEOPLE.com, 12 Jan. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Latin recantare, from re- + cantare to sing — more at chant First Known Use 1535, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Legal Definition recant transitive verb re·cant ri-ˈkant : to renounce or withdraw (prior statements or testimony) surprised the prosecution by recanting statements made earlier to the police intransitive verb : to renounce or withdraw prior statements or testimony recant verb as in to retract to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to) the Inquisition forced Galileo to recant his support of the Copernican observation that the earth revolves around the sun Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance retract withdraw renounce contradict deny refute abandon abjure forswear unsay relinquish renege repudiate repeal take back foreswear disavow recall abnegate disown gainsay controvert forsake disclaim spurn disprove rebut revoke surrender negate backtrack dispute negative back down disallow give up bolt back off disagree (with) Antonyms & Near Antonyms admit affirm acknowledge claim declare assert contend proclaim maintain defend accept profess confirm adhere (to) state support maintain avow endorse uphold adopt vow vouch back embrace indorse espouse See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of recant are abjure, forswear, renounce, and retract. While all these words mean "to withdraw one's word or professed belief," recant stresses the withdrawing or denying of something professed or taught. if they recant they will be spared While the synonyms abjure and recant are close in meaning, abjure implies a firm and final rejecting or abandoning often made under oath. abjured the errors of his former faith The words forswear and recant can be used in similar contexts, but forswear may add an implication of perjury or betrayal. I cannot forswear my principles Although the words renounce and recant have much in common, renounce may carry the meaning of disclaim or disown. renounced abstract art and turned to portrait painting While in some cases nearly identical to recant, retract applies to the withdrawing of a promise, an offer, or an accusation. the newspaper had to retract the story
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recant

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