Recant (Verb)
Meaning
Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The government demanded that she recant her heretical views and pledge her loyalty to the state.
- After intense interrogation, he recanted his earlier testimony and denied any involvement in the crime.
- She was forced to recant her statements about the conspiracy, and publicly declare her support for the official narrative.
- In a shocking turn of events, the witness recanted her accusation against the defendant, stating that she had fabricated the whole story.
- Under duress, the dissident agreed to recant his politically charged writings and publicly disavow his previous opinions.