recant.
To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.
Meaning & usage
To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.
Convince me that I am wrong, and I will recant.
Where this word comes from
First attested in 1535, from Latin recantare (“to sing back, reecho, sing again, repeat in singing, recant, recall, revoke, charm back or away”), from re- (“back”) + canto (“to chant, to sing”), frequentative of cano.
To give a new cant (slant, angle) to something, in particular railway track on a curve.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English cant English recant From re- + cant.
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