recanter
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Recanter — Re*cant er (r[ e]*k[a^]nt [ e]r), n. One who recants. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
recanter — See recantation. * * * … Universalium
recanter — rɪ kæntÉ™(r) n. one who gives up, one who renounces; one who denies, retractor, one who disavows … English contemporary dictionary
recanter — re·cant·er … English syllables
recanter — rə̇ˈkantə(r) noun ( s) : one that recants … Useful english dictionary
recant — recantation /ree kan tay sheuhn/, n. recanter, n. recantingly, adv. /ri kant /, v.t. 1. to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), esp. formally; retract. v.i. 2. to withdraw or disavow a statement, opinion, etc., esp. formally. [1525… … Universalium
recant — verb /rəˈkænt/ To withdraw from or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly. Convince me that I am wrong, and I will recant. Syn: disavow, retract, take back, unsay See Also … Wiktionary
recant — [rɪ kant] verb renounce a former opinion or belief, especially one considered heretical. Derivatives recantation ˌri:kan teɪʃ(ə)n noun recanter noun Origin C16: from L. recantare revoke , from re (expressing reversal) + cantare sing, chant … English new terms dictionary
apostate — n 1.(all used in reference to faith or principles) deserter, renegade, recreant, defector, traitor; bolter, turncoat, retractor, recanter; tergiver sator, straddler; renouncer, abjurer, repudiator, rejecter; dissenter, seceder; backslider,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
heretic — n 1. dissenter, nonconformist, seceder; renounces abjurer, repudiator, rejecter; deserter, renegade, apostate, recreant, defector, traitor; bolter, turncoat, retractor, recanter; tergiversator, straddler. 2. nonbeliever, disbeliever, unbeliever,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
