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Hasil cari dari kata atau frase: Recanting (0.00806 detik)
Found 2 items, similar to Recanting.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: recant
recant
v : formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually
under pressure;
“He retracted his earlier statements
about his religion”;
“She abjured her beliefs” [syn:
abjure,
forswear,
retract,
resile]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Recanting
Recant
\Re*cant"\ (r[-e]*k[a^]nt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Recanted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Recanting.] [L. recantare,
recantatum, to recall, recant; pref. re- re- + cantare to
sing, to sound. See 3d
Cant,
Chant.]
To withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly (opinions
formerly expressed); to contradict, as a former declaration;
to take back openly; to retract; to recall.
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How soon . . . ease would recant
Vows made in pain, as violent and void! --Milton.
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Syn: To retract; recall; revoke; abjure; disown; disavow. See
Renounce.
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