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Pronunciation : Re*cant"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. recantare, recantatum, to recall, recant; pref. re- re- + cantare to sing, to sound. See 3d Cant, Chant.]
Definition : Defn: To withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly (opinions formerly expressed); to contradict, as a former declaration; to take back openly; to retract; to recall. How soon . . . ease would recant Vows made in pain, as violent and void! Milton.

Syn. -- To retract; recall; revoke; abjure; disown; disavow. See Renounce.

t. [imp. & p. p. Recanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Recanting.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Re*cant"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To revoke a declaration or proposition; to unsay what has been said; to retract; as, convince me that I am wrong, and I will recant. Dryden.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913