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What (who) is Recant - definition
Recantation
![Doctor Factobend's Recantation in the Bird Basket at [[St Kilda, Scotland]] a plate from Dr Prosody (by William Combe 1821, ASIN: B007T2QPX8) at p248](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Dr Prosody(1821) p248 - Doctor Factobend's Recantation in the Bird Basket, St Kilda.jpg?width=200 "Doctor Factobend's Recantation in the Bird Basket at [[St Kilda, Scotland]] a plate from Dr Prosody (by William Combe 1821, ASIN: B007T2QPX8) at p248")
PUBLIC DENIAL OF ONE'S PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED OPINION OR BELIEF
Recanting; Recant
Recantation means a personal public act of denial of a previously published opinion or belief. It is derived from the Latin "re cantare", to re-sing.
recantation
PUBLIC DENIAL OF ONE'S PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED OPINION OR BELIEF
Recanting; Recant
n.
Retraction, revocation, recall, abjuration.
recant
PUBLIC DENIAL OF ONE'S PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED OPINION OR BELIEF
Recanting; Recant
[r?'kant]
¦ verb renounce a former opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical.
Derivatives
recantation ?ri:kan'te??(?)n noun
recanter noun
Origin
C16: from L. recantare 'revoke', from re- (expressing reversal) + cantare 'sing, chant'.
Examples of use of Recant
1. Related Article Witnesses Recant in Sychyov Case (Jul. 17, 2006) $
2. Lieberman stands condemned today because he didn‘t recant.
3. Four actresses recant the myths at various moments.
4. But prosecutors now expect them all to recant earlier testimony in an attempt to free Moura.
5. This step comes in the backdrop of the RSS virtually ordering him to recant on Monday.