recant
verb
[ rɪˈkant ]
• say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical.
• "heretics were burned if they would not recant"
Similar:
renounce,
forswear,
disavow,
deny,
repudiate,
renege on,
abjure,
relinquish,
abandon,
forsake,
change one's mind,
be apostate,
defect,
renege,
apostatize,
tergiversate,
retract,
take back,
withdraw,
disclaim,
disown,
recall,
unsay,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin recantare ‘revoke’, from re- (expressing reversal) + cantare ‘sing, chant’.
