Associations to the word «Recant»
Wiktionary
RECANT, verb. (ambitransitive) To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.
Dictionary definition
RECANT, verb. Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs".
Wise words
Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life -
in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us
to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions
all of a color.