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21recant — 1) trance 2) canter …
22recant — [rɪ kant] verb renounce a former opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical. Derivatives recantation ˌri:kan teɪʃ(ə)n noun recanter noun Origin C16: from L. recantare revoke , from re (expressing reversal) + cantare sing, chant …
23recant — v. a. Retract, revoke, recall, annul, abjure, disown, disavow, unsay …
24recant — v 1. retract, withdraw, recall, revoke, repeal, reverse; rescind, abrogate, annul, nullify, disannul, void, avoid; countermand, counterorder, overrule, override; veto, negate. 2. disavow, disclaim, disown, deny; renounce, relinquish, repudiate,… …
25recant — re·cant …
26recant — re•cant [[t]rɪˈkænt[/t]] v. t. 1) to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), esp. formally; retract 2) to withdraw or disavow a statement, opinion, etc • Etymology: 1525–35; < L recantāre to sing again re•can•ta•tion ˌri kænˈteɪ ʃən… …
27recant — /rəˈkænt / (say ruh kant) verb (t) 1. to withdraw or disavow (a statement, etc.), especially formally; retract. –verb (i) 2. to disavow an opinion, etc., especially formally. {Latin recantāre} –recantation /rikænˈteɪʃən/ (say reekan tayshuhn),… …
28recant — To withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly. Pradlik v. State, 131 Conn. 682, 41 A.2d 906, 907 …
29recant — To change one s testimony as given at a former trial because it is untruthful. State v D Onofrio, 221 Md 20 …
30recant — v. 1 tr. withdraw and renounce (a former belief or statement) as erroneous or heretical. 2 intr. disavow a former opinion, esp. with a public confession of error. Derivatives: recantation n. recanter n. Etymology: L recantare revoke (as RE ,… …
