Recant /(rē̇*kănt")/

Re·cant

Recant

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Recanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Recanting

  1. To withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly (opinions formerly expressed); to contradict, as a former declaration; to take back openly; to retract; to recall.
    How soon . . . ease would recant Vows made in pain, as violent and void!

Recant

v. i.
  1. 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.