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recanting

/rɪˈkæntɪŋ/

Translations

recantingnoun

rétractation

The recanting of his previous testimony cast doubt on the entire case.

La rétractation de son témoignage précédent a jeté le doute sur l'ensemble de l'affaire.

Additional translations

abjurationSoutenu ; surtout pour le reniement d'une croyance, d'une foi ou d'une conviction.

recantinggerund / present participle

/rɪˈkæn.tɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe someone or something that is currently withdrawing a statement.

rétractant

The recanting witness struggled to explain his change of heart.

Le témoin rétractant son témoignage a eu du mal à expliquer son revirement.

Additional translations

abjurantSoutenu ; emploi surtout pour une croyance, une doctrine ou une foi.

recantverb

recanting

Gerund

recanted

Past Simple

recanted

Past Participle

recanting

Gerund

/rɪˈkænt/

se rétracterSurtout 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

abjurerSurtout pour une croyance, une doctrine ou une foi ; registre soutenu.

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recantingnoun

The act of withdrawing or renouncing a statement or belief, especially formally or publicly.

The recanting of his previous testimony cast doubt on the entire case.

recantinggerund / present participle

Withdrawing or renouncing a statement or belief; that is in the act of recanting.

The recanting witness struggled to explain his change of heart.

recantverb

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.