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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Recant \Re*cant"\ (r[-e]*k[a^]nt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Recanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Recanting.] [L. recantare,
recantatum, to recall, recant; pref. re- re- + cantare to
sing, to sound. See 3d Cant, Chant.]
To withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly (opinions
formerly expressed); to contradict, as a former declaration;
to take back openly; to retract; to recall.
[1913 Webster]
How soon . . . ease would recant
Vows made in pain, as violent and void! --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: To retract; recall; revoke; abjure; disown; disavow. See
Renounce.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Recant \Re*cant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recanted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Recanting.] [L. recantare, recantatum, to recall,
recant; pref. re- re- + cantare to sing, to sound. See 3d
Cant, Chant.]
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.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
recanted
vb.
(infl of en recant ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
recanted
vb.
(infl of en recant ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
recanted
vb.
(infl of en recant ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
recanted
vb.
(infl of en recant ed-form)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Recanted /ɹɪkˈantɪd/ منكرFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
recanted /ɹɪkˈantɪd/ widerrufen, abgeschworen see: recant sth., recanting, recants, recanted, recant one's testimony, recant one's belief, Galileo was forced to recant his assertion that the earth orbited the sun.From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
recanted /ɹɪkˈantɪd/ widerrief, schwörte ab see: recant sth., recanting, recanted, recants, recant one's testimony, recant one's belief, Galileo was forced to recant his assertion that the earth orbited the sun.From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ɹiˈkæntɪd/