🗣️recant (ʁi.kɑ̃t)

verb
/rɪˈkænt/
rétracter (retracter)

Signification

to withdraw or renounce a statement or belief formally
Traduction de la signification
retirer ou renoncer formellement à une déclaration ou croyance
retirer ou renoncer formellement à une déclaration ou croyance

Phrases d'exemple

He recanted his previous statement in court.

Il a rétracté sa déclaration précédente au tribunal.
Il a rétracté sa déclaration précédente au tribunal.

Expressions d'exemple

recant a confession
rétracter une confession
rétracter une confession

Synonymes

withdraw, renounce, retract, deny, repudiate

Antonymes

assert, confirm, maintain

Collocations

recant statement, recant confession, recant belief, recant testimony

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