Meaning & use
Recanted
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Formally withdrew or renounced a previously held belief, statement, or confession.
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The witness later recanted her testimony, claiming she had been pressured.
He recanted his earlier accusations once new evidence surfaced.
A note on using this word
Historically associated with forced public retractions, such as those demanded of heretics during religious trials.
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