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单词 recant
释义
recant
verb[IorT]
formal
uk
/rɪˈkænt/us
/rɪˈkænt/
toannounceinpublicthatyourpastbeliefsorstatementswerewrongand that you nolongeragreewith them:
公开宣布放弃（以前的信仰）
After ayearspentinsolitaryconfinement, hepubliclyrecanted (hisviews).在被单独监禁了一年后，他公开宣布放弃（他的观点）。
Synonyms
abjureformal
retractformal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Denying & contradicting
  • abnegate
  • abnegation
  • apparently
  • backtrack
  • bubble
  • burstsomeone'sbubbleidiom
  • contradict
  • counter-argue
  • Dutchman
  • fly
  • fly in the face ofsomethingidiom
  • in the same breathidiom
  • oxymoronic
  • rebuttal
  • recantation
  • refutation
  • self-contradictory
  • speak
  • standsomethingonitsheadidiom
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Related word

recantation
(Definition ofrecantfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

recant| American Dictionary

recant
verb[I/T]
us
/rɪˈkænt/
toannounceinpublicthatyourpastbeliefsorstatementswerewrongor nottrueand that you nolongeragreewith them:
[I]Anderson recanted, saying hisbrotherhad told him tolie.
(Definition ofrecantfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrecant

recant
In these forums farmers routinely recanted, switching from pro to anti and back again, and charges of fraud were commonplace.
From theCambridge English Corpus
His book caused such a southern uproar that he was forced torecantin 1861.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But some linkage analyses have been found to be faulty and been recanted.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Behaviors that inhibit autonomy include recanting without having been persuaded, overpersonalizing the argument, and using pressuring statements.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The list goes on, and includes more than a few who recanted their uncritical enthusiasm in later years.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A selection with this pronunciation is: rebut,recant, reduce, refresh, refuse, regret, relent, remove, repeat, repute, requite, resemble, resist, retain, reveal, revolt and reward.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This shock led commentators and practitioners (many of whose doubts had never been fully allayed) publicly torecant.
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While the majority of prisoners duly recanted their beliefs, those who could appeal to sympathetic gaolers or state officials found the prospects more propitious.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It would not be proper for me torecant.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Darji said that the crime was so scandalous that it was cause for him torecanthis decision to live his remaining years in retirement.
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After 1607 virtually all those who recanted officially before a bishop were required to take the oath of allegiance (though not necessarily the oath of supremacy).
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Hence, sourcemonitoring questions were unsuccessful in prompting children torecanttheir assents to misinformation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There has been no delay and nothing torecantin the way of decisions made.
From the
Hansard archive
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There is nothing torecant, and no qualifications to make.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They were forced torecantbit by bit, step by step, and they have done so meanly and uneasily and expensively all the time.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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