recant

Pronunciation: /ɹəˈkænt/

The English word “recant” has 2 meanings listed here.

verb

To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.
To give a new cant (slant, angle) to something, in particular railway track on a curve.

Etymology

First attested in 1535, from Latin recantare (“to sing back, reecho, sing again, repeat in singing, recant, recall, revoke, charm back or away”), from re- (“back”) + canto (“to chant, to sing”), frequentative of cano.

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