- 1. n. The act of recanting; a declaration that contradicts a former one; that which is thus asserted in contradiction; retraction. Source: opted
- 2. n. a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion Source: wordnet
- 3. The act of recanting; a declaration that contradicts a former one; that which is thus asserted in contradiction; retraction. The poor man was imprisoned for this discovery, and forced to make a public recantation. Bp. Stillingfleet. Source: webster
- 4. The act of recanting; a declaration that contradicts a formerone; that which is thus asserted in contradiction; retraction.The poor man was imprisoned for this discovery, and forced to make apublic recantation. Bp. Stillingfleet. Source: adambom
- 5. n:100 n a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion Source: ecdict
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