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recant
verb
Reveal meaning and examples
To formally withdraw a previously stated belief or claim.
The witness chose to recant the mistaken identification.
Dictionary practice example.
A volunteer tried to rebut the claim that the smaller room would take less time by describing the extra stands it required. Photographs could refute the narrower assertion that all four walls were available for hanging work, since one entire wall was blocked by fixed shelving. The proposer then chose to recant that assertion in the meeting record.
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