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RECANT definition: 1. to announce in public that your past beliefs or statements were wrong and that you no longer…. Learn more.
- English (US)
RECANT meaning: 1. to announce in public that your past...
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RECANT definicja: 1. to announce in public that your past...
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RECANT translate: 公開宣佈放棄（以前的信仰）. Learn more in the Cambridge...
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noun. Word origin. C16: from Latin recantāre to sing again, from re- + cantāre to sing; see chant. recant in American English. (rɪˈkænt ) verb transitive, verb intransitive. to withdraw or renounce (beliefs or statements formerly held), esp. in a formal or public manner. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.
The meaning of RECANT is to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce. How to use recant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Recant.
RECANT meaning: 1. to announce in public that your past beliefs or statements were wrong and that you no longer…. Learn more.
Recant definition: to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.. See examples of RECANT used in a sentence.
re·cant. (rĭ-kănt′) v. re·cant·ed, re·cant·ing, re·cants. v.tr. To make a formal retraction or disavowal of (a statement or belief to which one has previously committed oneself). v.intr. To make a formal retraction or disavowal of a previously held statement or belief.
If you're someone who speaks before you think, you may need to recant, or take back, that overly honest assessment of your friend's new haircut. Recant comes from two Latin roots: the prefix re- , meaning "back," and the verb cantare , meaning "to sing."
