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recant
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/rɪˈkænt/
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/rɪˈkænt/
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recant
verb
recanted
Past Simple
recanted
Past Participle
recanting
Gerund
UK
/rɪˈkænt/
US
/rɪˈkænt/
se rétracter
Surtout pour une déclaration, un témoignage ou une prise de position.
Under intense scrutiny, the scientist decided to recant his earlier claims about the experiment's results.
Sous une pression intense, le scientifique a décidé de se rétracter sur ses affirmations antérieures concernant les résultats de l'expérience.
Additional translations
abjurer
Surtout pour une croyance, une doctrine ou une foi ; registre soutenu.
Synonyms
repudiate
abjure
renounce
disavow
withdraw
retract
Antonyms
affirm
maintain
assert
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recant
verb
To formally withdraw or disavow a previously held statement or belief, often under pressure.
Under intense scrutiny, the scientist decided to recant his earlier claims about the experiment's results.
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