Definitions for "Recant"
To withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly (opinions formerly expressed); to contradict, as a former declaration; to take back openly; to retract; to recall.
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.
The reversal of position due to a change in beliefs or evidence sufficient to reverse a conclusion.