recant

v. சொன்ன சொல் மாற்று, முன்சொன்னது தஹ்றென்றே சமய முரணென்றோ கூறி அழ்னைக் கைவிடு, கொண்ட கருத்தை மாற்றிக் கூறு, முன் ஏய்வு மறுத்துரை.

Synonyms

retract unsay recal revoke abjure renounce

Antonyms

propound profess assert declare enunciate vindicate maintain hold retain

Re*cant", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Recanting.] Etym: [L. recantare, recantatum, to recall, recant; pref. re- re- + cantare to sing, to sound. See 3d Cant, Chant.] Defn: To withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly (opinions formerly expressed); to contradict, as a former declaration; to take back openly; to retract; to recall. How soon . . . ease would recant Vows made in pain, as violent and void! Milton. Syn. -- To retract; recall; revoke; abjure; disown; disavow. See Renounce. Re*cant", v. i. Defn: To revoke a declaration or proposition; to unsay what has been said; to retract; as, convince me that I am wrong, and I will recant. Dryden.

recant - Similar Words

precant recusant recreant recanter secant rescat recoat recent recast decant