recant
美[rɪ'kænt] 英[rɪ'kænt]
v. 放弃主张;撤回;公开宣布
英英释义
Verb- formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure;
"He retracted his earlier statements about his religion" "She abjured her beliefs"
例句
- The torture can not make the man recant.拷问者不能使那个人放弃他的主张。
- Though he was forced to change his religion,he would not recant.虽然强迫他改变宗教信仰,但他绝不改变。