v. t. | 1. | To withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly (opinions formerly expressed); to contradict, as a former declaration; to take back openly; to retract; to recall. |
v. i. | 1. | To revoke a declaration or proposition; to unsay what has been said; to retract; |
Verb | 1. | recant - formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" |