recant

(rĭ-kănt')

v., -cant·ed, -cant·ing, -cants.

v.tr.
To make a formal retraction or disavowal of (a statement or belief to which one has previously committed oneself).

v.intr.
To make a formal retraction or disavowal of a previously held statement or belief.

[Latin recantāre : re-, re- + cantāre, to sing, frequentative of canere.]

recantation re'can·ta'tion (rē'kăn-tā'shən) n.
recanter re·cant'er n.

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verb

To disavow (something previously written or said) irrevocably and usually formally: abjure, recall, retract, take back, withdraw. See accept/reject.

v

Definition: take back something said
Antonyms: confirm, emphasize, reaffirm, recapitulate

IN BRIEF: To take back formally an opinion or belief.

They may attack me with an army of six hundred syllogisms; and if I do not recant, they will proclaim me a heretic. — Desiderius Erasmus (c.1466-1536)

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For a list of words related to recant, see:

• Reasoning and Informing - recant: formally withdraw one’s former statement
• Falsehood, Pretense, and Exaggeration - recant: (vb) go back on one’s beliefs or renounce former position

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - trække tilbage, afsværge (sin tro)
v. intr. - indrømme sin fejltagelse, trække sine ord tilbage

Nederlands (Dutch)
erkennen dat opvatting foutief was, terugnemen

Français (French)
v. tr. - abjurer, désavouer, rétracter
v. intr. - (gén) se rétracter, (Relig) abjurer

Deutsch (German)
v. - widerrufen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανακαλώ (λεχθέντα), αναιρώ, αποκηρύσσω

Italiano (Italian)
ritrattare, abiurare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - retratar(-se)

Русский (Russian)
каяться, отрекаться

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - retractar, desdecir
v. intr. - retractarse, desdecirse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ta tillbaka, avsvärja sig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
宣布放弃, 撤回, 取消自己主张, 撤回自己意见

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 宣佈放棄, 撤回
v. intr. - 取消自己主張, 撤回自己意見

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 취소하다, 철회하다
v. intr. - 자기 주장을 취소하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 撤回する, 改める, 自説を撤回する, 取り消す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينكر, يشجب علنا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮התכחש, התנכר, כפר, נטש אמונה, ויתר על, חזר בו‬
v. intr. - ‮התכחש, התנכר, כפר, נטש אמונה, ויתר על, חזר בו‬

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