v.
Pronunciation: ri- ' kant
Function: verb
Etymology: Latin recantare, from re- + cantare to singular ― more at CHANT
Date: 1535
transitive verb
1 : to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : RENOUNCE
2 : REVOKE
intransitive verb : to make an open confession of error
synonyms see ABJURE
– re · can · ta · tion \ ˌ r ē - ˌ kan- ' t ā -sh ə n \ noun