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   Re·cant

   /rəˈkant/

   

   verb

   • 1. say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical: "heretics were burned if they would not recant" Similar renounceforsweardisavowdenyrepudiaterenege onabjurerelinquishabandonarchaic:forsakechange one's mindbe apostatedefectrenegerare:apostatizetergiversateretracttake backwithdrawdisclaimdisownrecallunsayOpposite reaffirm

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin recantare ‘revoke’, from re- (expressing reversal) + cantare ‘sing, chant’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. recanter noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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