recant Englisch Deutsch:
recant Definition:
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Recant (v. t.) To withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly (opinions formerly expressed) |
Recant (v. i.) To revoke a declaration or proposition |
abjure / recant / forswear / retract / resile formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure, "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion", "She abjured her beliefs" |
recant Synonyme:
recant abandon abjure abolish abrogate annul assert the contrary back down back out backwater belie brush aside cancel cede chuck chuck out climb down contemn contest contradict contravene controvert counter countermand counterorder crawfish out cross decline deny despise disaffirm disallow disannul disapprove disavow discard disclaim discount disdain disgorge dismiss disown dispense with dispose of disprove dispute disregard do away with do without drop dump eat crow eat humble pie except exclude forgo forsake forswear gainsay get along without get rid of give away give up have done with ignore impugn invalidate join issue upon kiss good-bye make a sacrifice make void not accept not admit nullify oppose override overrule part with pass by pass up push aside quitclaim rebuff recall refuse refuse to admit refuse to consider refute reject relinquish render up renege renounce repeal repel repudiate repulse rescind resign retract reverse revoke sacrifice scout set aside shove away spare spurn surrender suspend swallow swear off take back take issue with throw away throw out throw up turn away turn out unsay vacate void waive withdraw write off yield |
recantation abandonment abjuration abjurement abnegation abolishment abolition abrogation absolute contradiction annulment cancel canceling cancellation cassation cession chucking chucking out contempt contradiction contrary assertion contravention controversion countering countermand counterorder crossing declension declination declinature declining defeasance denial deprivation despisal despising disaffirmation disagreement disallowance disapproval disavowal discard disclaimer disclamation discounting dismissal disobedience disowning disownment dispensation disposal disposition disproof disregard dissent dumping exception exclusion expatriation forgoing forswearing gainsaying getting rid of giving up holding back ignoring impugnment invalidation letting go nay negation negative negative answer nix no nonacceptance nonapproval noncompliance nonconsent nonconsideration nonobservance nullification palinode palinody passing by putting away putting out rebuff recall refusal refutation rejection release relinquishment renege reneging renouncement renunciation repeal repudiation repulse rescinding rescindment rescission resignation retention retractation retraction reversal revocation revoke revokement riddance sacrifice scouting setting aside spurning surrender suspension swearing off throwing out thumbs-down turndown turning out unsaying unwillingness vacation vacatur voidance voiding waiver waiving withdrawal withholding write-off yielding |