r 1 e 1 c 3 a 1 n 1 t 1
6 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
originFirst attested in 1535, from Latin recantare (“to sing back, reecho, sing again, repeat in singing, recant, recall, revoke, charm back or away”), from re- (“back”) + canto (“to chant, to sing”), frequentative of cano.
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