Definitions for recantationˌri kænˈteɪ ʃən
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
re•cantrɪˈkænt(v.t.)
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), esp. formally; retract.
(v.i.)to withdraw or disavow a statement, opinion, etc.
Origin of recant:
1525–35; < L recantāre to sing again
re•can•ta•tionˌri kænˈteɪ ʃən(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
retraction, abjuration, recantation(noun)
a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
Wiktionary
recantation(Noun)
the act of recanting or something recanted
Webster Dictionary
Recantation(noun)
the act of recanting; a declaration that contradicts a former one; that which is thus asserted in contradiction; retraction
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