Recantation

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  • n. the act of recanting or something recanted
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of recanting; a declaration that contradicts a former one; that which is thus asserted in contradiction; retraction.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of recanting; retraction; especially, solemn renunciation or abjuration of a doctrine or religious system previously maintained, with acknowledgment that it is erroneous.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    disclaimer    disavowal   
    Hyponym
    withdrawal    climb-down    backdown   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    retraction   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Alsatian    Americanization    Appalachian    Balkanization    Christianization   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    retraction    retractation    abrogation    abjuration    abasement   
     
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