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recant
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[rɪˈkant], (Verb)
Definitions:
- say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical
(e.g: heretics were burned if they would not recant)
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Origin
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mid 16th century: from Latin recantare ‘revoke’, from re- (expressing reversal) + cantare ‘sing, chant’
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