verb
- to publicly withdraw or renounce a former belief, statement, or opinion
Usage: formal
Examples
- The scientist was forced to recant his controversial theory.
- Under pressure, the witness recanted her previous testimony.
- Galileo was compelled to recant his support for the heliocentric model.
- The politician refused to recant his earlier statements about the policy.
- After reviewing the evidence, she decided to recant her accusation.
- The author recanted his harsh criticism of the book in a later interview.