Definition of recant

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re·cant    (r-knt) KEY  

VERB:
re·cant·ed , re·cant·ing , re·cants
VERB:
tr.

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

VERB:
intr.

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

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ETYMOLOGY:
Latin recantre : re-, re- + cantre, to sing, frequentative of canere; see kan- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
recan·tation   (rkn-tshn) KEY  (Noun), re·canter (Noun)

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