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Synonyms
re·cant (rĭ-kănt́)

[Latin recantāre, re-, re-, + cantāre, to sing frequentative of canere.]

verb: -cant·ed, -cant·ing, -cants. 

transitive verb 

To make a formal retraction or disavowal of (a statement or belief to which one has previously committed oneself).

intransitive verb 

To make a formal retraction or disavowal of a previously held statement or belief.

derivatives

récan·tátion
noun
re·cant́er
noun