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- pronunciation:
- rih
kaent
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
recants, recanting, recanted |
| definition: |
to withdraw from commitment to (a former position or statement), esp. publicly; retract.
Galileo was forced to recant his views because they were unacceptable to the Church.- synonyms:
- abjure, retract
- similar words:
- abrogate, renounce, repeal, rescind, revoke, take back, withdraw
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| related words: |
abrogate, disavow, disown, renounce, rescind, withdraw |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to withdraw from one's commitment to a former position or statement, esp. in public.
- similar words:
- renege, withdraw
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| related words: |
renege |
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| derivations: |
recantation (n.), recanter (n.) |
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