Meanings
nounrecantation (countable and uncountable, plural recantations)
plural recantations
- countableuncountableThe act of recanting or something recanted.
Macron’s full recantation came in his speech on 31 May this year in Bratislava, arguably the most important delivered by a European leader since the war broke out.
2023 September 30, Patrick Wintour, “‘No turning back’: how the Ukraine war has profoundly changed the EU”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
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Irish séanadh
- séanadhact of recanting
Spanish recantación
- recantaciónact of recanting
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APA
recantation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recantation
MLA
“recantation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recantation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recantation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recantation.
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