verb · intransitive · rare

recant

recant · recants · recanted · recanting

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zurückziehen, widerrufen, zurücknehmen

To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially…To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.

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/ɹəˈkænt/

» Tom recanted his testimony.

Meaning

2 senses

(ambitransitive)To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.
Convince me that I am wrong, and I will recant.
zurücknehmen, zurückziehen, widerrufen
отрека́тьсяotrekátʹsja
To give a new cant (slant, angle) to something, in particular railway track on a curve.

More definitions

formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

Examples

10 sentences

Tom recanted his testimony.
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Tom had to recant or face excommunication.
deTom musste widerrufen, oder ihm drohte die Exkommunikation.
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Several witnesses subsequently recanted their statements claiming coercion.
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Sami wants to recant.
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Mary recanted her testimony.
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Translations

4 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

to withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

to withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly:

Origin

First attested in 1535, from Latin recantare (“to sing back, reecho, sing again, repeat in

First attested in 1535, from Latin recantare (“to sing back, reecho, sing again, repeat in singing, recant, recall, revoke, charm back or away”), from re- (“back”) + canto (“to chant, to sing”), frequentative of cano.

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