Associations to the word «Recant»
Noun
- Oath
- Shin
- Stalin
- Saying
- Apology
- View
- Crime
- Practitioner
- Bruno
- Fbi
- Cia
- Webb
- Recall
- Follower
- Bishop
- Victim
- Evidence
- Police
- Appeal
- Astronomer
- Threat
- Pressure
- Opposition
- Remark
- Punishment
- Charge
- Bible
- Writing
- Islam
- Comment
- Henri
- Conclusion
- Leo
- Lawyer
- Arrest
- Declaration
- Killer
- Rome
- Muhammad
- Admission
- Story
- Religion
- Death
- Burn
- Abuse
- Emperor
- Judge
- Attorney
- Interview
- Suspicion
- Muslim
- Joan
- Witch
- Christianity
- Si
- Advocate
- Teaching
- Decision
Adjective
Verb
Wiktionary
RECANT, verb. (ambitransitive) To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.
Dictionary definition
RECANT, verb. Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs".
Wise words
Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing
in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in
the hands of one who knows how to combine them.