recant
- verb (v)
Meaning: take back something said
Synonyms:
abjure
abnegate
abrogate
annul
apostatize
back down
back off
back out
backtrack
call back
cancel
contradict
countermand
deny
dial back
disavow
disclaim
disown
eat one’s words
forswear
go back on one’s word
nullify
recall
renege
renounce
repeal
repudiate
rescind
retract
revoke
take back
unsay
void
weasel out
welsh
withdraw
worm out of
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