recanting

rɪˈkæntɪŋ

Definition

Definition of recanting - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

public statement

Rare

the act of taking back a statement or belief

Rare

His recanting surprised everyone at the meeting.

spreadability

virality

Adjective

renouncement

Rare

publicly renouncing a previous opinion

Rare

He made a recanting speech to clear his name.

abjuring

renouncing

retracting

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Origin of recanting

Latin, recantare (to sing again)

Examples of recanting in a sentence

The author’s recanting of his earlier claims appeared in a follow-up article.
The recanting statement shocked everyone.
Her recanting letter was published in the newspaper.

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French:rétractation, désavouant, ...
German:Widerruf, öffentlich widerrufend, ...
Italian:ritrattazione, ritrattante, ...
Spanish:retractación, renunciar, ...
Portuguese:retração, renúncia pública, ...
Chinese:收回, 公开撤回的, ...
Japanese:撤回, 撤回する, ...
Arabic:تَرَاجُع, متراجع, ...
Hebrew:חֲזָרָה מִדְּבָרִים, מִתְנַעֵר, ...
Russian:отречение, отрекающийся, ...
Ukrainian:відречення, відрікаючийся, ...
Hindi:बयान वापस लेना, त्यागना, ...
Bengali:বক্তব্য প্রত্যাহার, প্রত্যাহারকারী, ...
Catalan:retractació, retractant, ...
Czech:odvolání, odvolávající, ...
Danish:tilbagekaldelse, tilbagekaldende, ...
Dutch:herroeping, herroepend, ...
Greek:ανάκληση, ανακαλώντας, ...
Hungarian:visszavonás, visszavonó, ...
Khmer:ការដកពាក្យសម្ដី, ដែលប្រកាសបោះបង់មតិពីមុនជាសាធារណៈ, ...
Korean:철회, 철회하는, ...
Persian:پس‌گرفتن اظهارات, توبه‌کننده, ...
Polish:odwołanie, wyrzekający się, ...
Portuguese (BR):retratação, renúncia pública, ...
Romanian:retractare, renunțând, ...
Swedish:återtagande, avsvärjande, ...
Thai:การถอนคำพูด, สละสิทธิ์, ...
Turkish:sözünden dönme, reddeden, ...
Vietnamese:rút lại lời, từ bỏ, ...

recant

rɪˈkænt

Definition of recant - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

retractionpublicly withdraw or formally reject a belief or statement

He recanted his statement during the press conference.
Under oath, she chose to recant her previous testimony.
He refused to recant despite intense public pressure.

disavow

renounce

retract

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Origin of recant

Latin, re- (back) + cantare (sing)

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French:se rétracter, ...
German:widerrufen, ...
Italian:ritrattare, ...
Spanish:retractarse, ...
Portuguese:retractar, ...
Chinese:撤回, ...
Japanese:撤回する, ...
Arabic:تَرَاجَعَ عَنْ تَصْرِيح, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְכַּחֵשׁ, ...
Russian:отречься, ...
Ukrainian:відректися, ...
Hindi:माफ़ी मांगना, ...
Bengali:প্রত্যাখ্যান করা, ...
Catalan:retractar-se, ...
Czech:odvolat, ...
Danish:trække tilbage, ...
Dutch:herroepen, ...
Greek:ανακαλώ δημόσια, ...
Hungarian:visszavonni, ...
Khmer:ដកពាក្យសម្តីជាសាធារណៈ, ...
Korean:철회하다, ...
Persian:پس گرفتن, ...
Polish:odwołać, ...
Portuguese (BR):retratar-se, ...
Romanian:a retracta, ...
Swedish:ta tillbaka, ...
Thai:ถอนคำ, ...
Turkish:sözünden dönmek, ...
Vietnamese:rút lại, ...

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Definition of recanting - Reverso English Dictionary

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