recant

Verb

Verb Forms: recanted, recanting, recants

To formally withdraw or disavow a statement or belief.
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.
To give a new cant (slant, angle) to something, in particular railway track on a curve.

Examples

Convince me that I am wrong, and I will recant.
He was forced to recant his confident challenge when the word proved valid.

Origin / Etymology

First 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.

Synonyms

abjure, forswear, resile, retract, backpedal, disavow, disown, eat one's words, recall, recant, revoke, swallow, take back, unsay, unspeak, walk back, withcall, withdraw

Antonyms

affirm, aver, double down, maintain, stand firm, stand one's ground, uphold

Scrabble Score: 8

recant: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
recant: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
recant: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

recant: valid Words With Friends Word