vt. 放弃

vi. 放弃信仰, 撤回声明, 公开认错

[法] 宣布放弃, 宣布撤回, 撤回声明

[ verb ]
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
<verb.communication> abjure forswear resile retract
He retracted his earlier statements about his religionShe abjured her beliefs

Recant \Re*cant"\, v. i.
To revoke a declaration or proposition; to unsay what has
been said; to retract; as, convince me that I am wrong, and I
will recant. --Dryden.


Recant \Re*cant"\ (r[-e]*k[a^]nt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Recanted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Recanting}.] [L. recantare,
recantatum, to recall, recant; pref. re- re- + cantare to
sing, to sound. See 3d {Cant}, {Chant}.]
To withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly (opinions
formerly expressed); to contradict, as a former declaration;
to take back openly; to retract; to recall.

How soon . . . ease would recant
Vows made in pain, as violent and void! --Milton.

Syn: To retract; recall; revoke; abjure; disown; disavow. See
{Renounce}.