Recant

Verb

 * 1) To withdraw from or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.
 * Convince me that I am wrong, and I will recant.

Synonyms

 * disavow
 * retract
 * take back
 * unsay

Thesaurus
abandon, abjure, abolish, abrogate, annul, assert the contrary, back down, back out, backwater, belie, brush aside, cancel, cede, chuck, chuck out, climb down, contemn, contest, contradict, contravene, controvert, counter, countermand, counterorder, crawfish out, cross, decline, deny, despise, disaffirm, disallow, disannul, disapprove, disavow, discard, disclaim, discount, disdain, disgorge, dismiss, disown, dispense with, dispose of, disprove, dispute, disregard, do away with, do without, drop, dump, eat crow, eat humble pie, except, exclude, forgo, forsake, forswear, gainsay, get along without, get rid of, give away, give up, have done with, ignore, impugn, invalidate, join issue upon, kiss good-bye, make a sacrifice, make void, not accept, not admit, nullify, oppose, override, overrule, part with, pass by, pass up, push aside, quitclaim, rebuff, recall, refuse, refuse to admit, refuse to consider, refute, reject, relinquish, render up, renege, renounce, repeal, repel, repudiate, repulse, rescind, resign, retract, reverse, revoke, sacrifice, scout, set aside, shove away, spare, spurn, surrender, suspend, swallow, swear off, take back, take issue with, throw away, throw out, throw up, turn away, turn out, unsay, vacate, void, waive, withdraw, write off, yield

Etymology
First attested in 1535, from recantare:, present active infinitive of recanto:, from re-: + canto:, frequentative of cano:.

Translations

 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: vetää takaisin,


 * French:
 * Icelandic: taka aftur, draga til baka

Related terms

 * recantation
 * recanter

Anagrams

 * canter, carnet, centra, Cretan, nectar, trance