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Examples of recant
recant
Diaghilev challenged Ravel to a duel, but friends persuaded Diaghilev to recant.
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But a recent trip to the World Heritage-listed Blue Mountains has made me recant.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Nadarkhani was convicted and sentenced to die after refusing to recant his faith.
From the cnn.com
But when authorities offered him visas abroad or chances to recant, he refused.
From the time.com
Why did the Arkansas businessman recant and open himself up to perjury charges?
From the time.com
If he will recant and confess his error, he can be released when ever he wants.
From the time.com
There are numerous players who have gone on record that recant what Davis has said.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The victim received a settlement payment and did not recant, his family said.
From the dallasnews.com
I know you didn't miss that I, in practice, partially recant that great clue.
From the iftomm2003.com
- Abjure: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
- (recantation) retraction: a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
- The verb recant, and its derivative noun recantation, can mean: * To formally abandon a belief or a particular statement of belief, generally under order from an ecclesiastical authority (often a synod or ecumenical council, or, in the Roman Catholic Church, the Inquisition, Holy Office, or even ...
- To withdraw from or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly
- To reject a belief or withdraw something previously said.
- To withdraw or renounce beliefs or statements formerly held.
- Take back as being false
