recant [verb]: to formally withdraw (a statement or belief); to retract.
Example: The minister was forced to recant after his party disowned his controversial comments.
Related words: recanter [noun] , recantingly [adverb], recantation [noun]
Synonyms: abjure, disavow, disclaim, disown, renege, renounce, rescind, resile, retract, revoke, withdraw
Antonyms: affirm, assert, asseverate, avow, back, certify, endorse, maintain, ratify, repeat, vouch
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