recant
pronunciation
How to pronounce recant in British English:
UK [rɪˈkænt]
How to pronounce recant in American English:
US [rɪˈkænt]
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- Verb:
- formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
Word Origin
- recant (v.)
- 1530s, from Latin recantare "recall, revoke," from re- "back" (see re-) + cantare "to chant" (see chant (v.)). A word from the Reformation. Loan-translation of Greek palinoidein "recant," from palin "back" + oeidein "to sing." Related: Recanted; recanting.
Example
- 1. Their stories strengthened her will to recant .
- 2. Recant one 's former beliefs , heresies .
- 3. What if I had to get you to recant ?
- 4. Do you plan to recant on your deathbed ?
- 5. Though he was tortured to make him change his religion , the prisoner would not recant .