different between recantation vs recant

English

Etymology

recant +? -ation

Noun

recantation (countable and uncountable, plural recantations)

1. The act of recanting or something recanted.

Anagrams

• triacontane

English

Etymology

First attested in 1535, from Latin recantare, present active infinitive of recanto (“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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???kænt/
• Rhymes: -ænt

Verb

recant (third-person singular simple present recants, present participle recanting, simple past and past participle recanted)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.

   Synonyms: abjure, disavow, disown, recall, retract, revoke, take back, unsay, withcall; see also Thesaurus:recant

Translations

Related terms

• recantation
• recanter

See also

• contradict
• recall
• revoke

Further reading

• recant in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• recant in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• recant at OneLook Dictionary Search
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “recant”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• Canter, Cretan, canter, carnet, centra, creant, nectar, tanrec, trance