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recanter
re·cant R0078600 (rĭ-kănt′)v. re·cant·ed, re·cant·ing, re·cants v.tr. To make a formal retraction or disavowal of (a statement or belief to which one has previously committed oneself).v.intr. To make a formal retraction or disavowal of a previously held statement or belief.
[Latin recantāre : re-, re- + cantāre, to sing, frequentative of canere; see kan- in Indo-European roots.]
re′can·ta′tion (rē′kăn-tā′shən) n.re·cant′er n.
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