Antonyms for recant

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ri-kant

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈkænt

Definition of recant

Origin : 1530s, from Latin recantare "recall, revoke," from re- "back" (see re-) + cantare "to chant" (see chant (v.)). A word from the Reformation. Loan-translation of Greek palinoidein "recant," from palin "back" + oeidein "to sing." Related: Recanted; recanting.

verb take back something said

Example sentences :

Dr. Williams then bid him recant, as he had done; but Dowry had not so learned his duty.
Extract from : « Fox's Book of Martyrs » by John Foxe

"I shall not recant," he said, and walked to the post, to which he was chained.
Extract from : « The Reign of Mary Tudor » by W. Llewelyn Williams.

I have never been guilty of any errors, and have nothing to recant.
Extract from : « History of the Moravian Church » by J. E. Hutton

When he was brought to book, he was honourable enough to recant.
Extract from : « Victorian Worthies » by George Henry Blore

I am sure, however, that I thought myself right: and am glad to recant.
Extract from : « Edward FitzGerald and "Posh" » by James Blyth

He was still a Jew, and showed no disposition to recant his error.
Extract from : « The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation » by Charles Roger

The East did not ask him to recant his radicalism, but only not to talk about it.
Extract from : « New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 » by Various

Sigismund also again urged Hus to submit, and said, in effect: "Recant now, or die."
Extract from : « John Hus » by William Dallmann

On July 1, Hus was brought out again to recant his heresies.
Extract from : « John Hus » by William Dallmann

At first she was very kindly treated, in the hope of inducing her to recant.
Extract from : « The King's Daughters » by Emily Sarah Holt

Synonyms for recant

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