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recant

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Synonyms: decant, secant, recast, recent, precant

Antonyms: decant, secant, recast, recent, precant

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Verb

  1. To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.
    • Convince me that I am wrong, and I will recant.

Verb

  1. To give a new cant (slant, angle) to something, in particular railway track on a curve.

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