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recant

/rɪˈkænt/

recantverb

recanted

Past Simple

recanted

Past Participle

recanting

Gerund

/rɪˈkænt/

Translations

Under pressure, she had to recant her testimony.

Под давлением ей пришлось отказаться от своих показаний.

He decided to recant his previous statements.

Он решил отрекаться от своих предыдущих заявлений.

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Definitions

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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