RECANT
\ɹɪkˈant], \ɹɪkˈant], \ɹ_ɪ_k_ˈa_n_t]\
Definitions of RECANT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
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formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
By Princeton University
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formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
By Oddity Software
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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.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To withdraw (a former declaration): to retract.
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To revoke a former declaration: to unsay what has been said.
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RECANTER.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
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