单词 | recant |
释义 | recant —recantation /ree'kan tay"sheuhn/, n. —recanter, n. —recantingly, adv. /ri kant"/, v.t. 1. to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), esp. formally; retract. v.i. 2. to withdraw or disavow a statement, opinion, etc., esp. formally. [1525-35; < L recantare to sing back, sing again, equiv. to re- RE- + cantare, freq. of canere to sing; cf. CHANT] Syn. 1. revoke, recall, rescind, deny. |
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