Recant - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|rɪˈkænt|
Brit.
|rɪˈkænt|
verb
- formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure (syn: abjure, forswear, retract)
Extra examples
Church officials asked the minister to recant.
Witnesses threatened to recant their testimony when the court released their names to the paper.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: recant
he/she/it: recants
present participle: recanting
past tense: recanted
past participle: recanted
I/you/we/they: recant
he/she/it: recants
present participle: recanting
past tense: recanted
past participle: recanted
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