recant
/rih-KANT/verbto formally withdraw a statement or belief
“Under pressure, the witness recanted her testimony.”
- Synonyms
- retract, withdraw, disavow
- Antonyms
- affirm, maintain
- Memory hook
- re + cantare (sing): unsing what you sang.
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