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recants

recants is the third-person singular simple present indicative of recant.

Meaning of recant

Verb (1)

recant (third-person singular simple present recants, present participle recanting, simple past and past participle recanted)

  1. (ambitransitive) To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.
    • Convince me that I am wrong, and I will recant.

Verb (2)

recant (third-person singular simple present recants, present participle recanting, simple past and past participle recanted)

  1. To give a new cant (slant, angle) to something, in particular railway track on a curve.
    • Numerous curves, which previously had given no trouble at 75 and 80 m.p.h., were realigned and recanted to adapt them for 90 m.p.h. and more, [...].1941 June, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 263

Questions about recants

What is recants the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Recants is the third-person singular simple present indicative of recant.

Words near recants in the dictionary

  1. recantest
  2. recanteth
  3. recanting
  4. recantingly
  5. recantings
  6. recants
  7. recanvas
  8. recanvased
  9. recanvases
  10. recanvasing
  11. recanvass

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