verb abjure, abrogate, annul, cancel, countermand, disaffirm, disannul, disavow, disclaim, disenact, disown, negate, nullify, recall, recantare, repudiate, rescind, retract, reverse, take back, tergiversate, unsay, vacate, void, withdraw. Associated concepts: recant a confession, recant prior testiiony. See also: abrogate, cancel, disaffirm, disavow, disclaim, disinherit, disown, negate, nullify, renounce, repent, repudiate, rescind, revoke, tergiversate, vacate, void, withdraw.
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Definition of recent for Students. 1  1 : of or relating to a time not long past recent history. 2  2 : having lately appeared to come into being : new, fresh recent events.
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2017. re•cant /rɪˈkænt/USA pronunciation v. to withdraw, take back, or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), esp. formally; retract: [~ + object]He recanted his testimony.[no object]must recant and promise to reform themselves.
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verb (used with object) 1. to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract. verb (used without object) 2. to withdraw or disavow a statement, opinion, etc., especially formally. Origin of recant.
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Given the chance to recant, Williams proved, as Gaustad puts it, more a man of principle than prudence. My hero is: Dietrich Bonhoffer, who was hanged in a Nazi prison camp in 1945 because he would not recant his personal belief and commitment.
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verb (used with object) 1. to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract. verb (used without object) 2. to withdraw or disavow a statement, opinion, etc., especially formally. Origin of recant. Latin.
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(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.
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Definition of recent. 1a : having lately come into existence : new, freshb : of or relating to a time not long past.
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In the news release, 'The Love Boat' Star Gavin MacLeod Makes Guest Appearance on Cruise Critic Forum, issued earlier today by Cruise Critic over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the subhead should read Cruise Critic Members Recount Favorite 'Love Boat' Experiences, rather than, Cruise Critic Members Recant Favorite 'Love Boat' ...
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Definition of recent. 1  1a : having lately come into existence : new, freshb : of or relating to a time not long past. 2  2 capitalized : holocene.
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The definition of recant is to withdraw or disavow a statement, opinion, etc., especially formally. Recant is defined as to withdraw or disavow a statement, or opinion, especially formally.