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recant

verb

1 recant

Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure.

synonyms: abjure, forswear, resile, retract.

Roget 950: repent, be sorry for; be penitent etc. adj.; rue; regret etc. 833; think better of; recant etc. 607; knock under ... show more

Roget 489: dissent, demur; call in question etc. (doubt) 485; differ in opinion, disagree; say no etc. 536; refuse assent, refuse to admit; cavil, ... show more

Roget 536: deny; contradict, contravene; controvert, give denial to, gainsay, negative, shake the head.    disown, disaffirm, disclaim, disavow; recant etc. ... show more

Roget 607: change one's mind, change one's intention, change one's purpose, change one's note; abjure, renounce; withdraw from etc. (relinquish) 624; waver, vacillate; wheel round, ... show more

Roget 756: abrogate, annul, cancel; destroy etc. 162; abolish; revoke, repeal, rescind, reverse, retract, recall; abolitionize; ... show more

Dutch: ontkennen, intrekken, herroepen, [[verzaken]] [[aan]] een [[eed]], afzweren


Moby thesaurus: abandon, abjure, abolish, abrogate, annul, assert the contrary, back down, back out, backwater, belie, brush aside, cancel, cede, chuck, chuck out, climb down, contemn, contest, contradict, contravene ... show more.

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