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recant 【recant】v.公然撤回或取消Though he was tortured to make him change his religion, the prisoner would not recant.那囚犯虽受酷刑迫他改变他的宗教信仰，但他绝不改变。

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[rɪ'kænt] 
recantformally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
If you're someone who speaks before you think, you may need to recant, or take back, that overly honest assessment of your friend's new haircut.
Recant comes from two Latin roots: the prefix re-, meaning "back," and the verb cantare, meaning "to sing." It has been suggested that recant was first used when someone reversed a charm, curse, or some other type of magical spell that would have been chanted or sung.  Regardless of whether this is true or not, we suggest that you refrain from singing when you need to recant — unless you've been casting nasty spells on people.
All forms of 'recant' will appear on average once every 3779 pages.cantcantedrecantrecantation

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Back	【recant】 v.公然撤回或取消 Though he was tortured to make him change his religion, the prisoner would not recant. 那囚犯虽受酷刑迫他改变他的宗教信仰，但他绝不改变。
Vocab	recantformally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure If you're someone who speaks before you think, you may need to recant, or take back, that overly honest assessment of your friend's new haircut. Recant comes from two Latin roots: the prefix re-, meaning "back," and the verb cantare, meaning "to sing." It has been suggested that recant was first used when someone reversed a charm, curse, or some other type of magical spell that would have been chanted or sung. Regardless of whether this is true or not, we suggest that you refrain from singing when you need to recant — unless you've been casting nasty spells on people. All forms of 'recant' will appear on average once every 3779 pages. cant canted recant recantation

Recant Meaning Rɪ'Kænt V.公然撤回或取消 Tortured Make Change Religion