— recantation /ree'kan tay"sheuhn/ , n. — recanter , n. — recantingly , adv.
/ri kant"/ , v.t.
1. to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), esp. formally; retract.
v.i.
2. to withdraw or disavow a statement, opinion, etc., esp. formally.
[ 1525-35; recantare to sing back, sing again, equiv. to re- RE- + cantare, freq. of canere to sing; cf. CHANT ]
Syn. 1. revoke, recall, rescind, deny.