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How to pronounce “recant”
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Pronunciation guide for recant
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of recant with real speech in context.
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- 3 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Khadijah Tribble: How marijuana reform could repair, reclaim and restore communities
but it was really the disapproving look on the teacher's face that made me recant.
- Definition summary
- (ambitransitive) To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.
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How to pronounce recant
Khadijah Tribble: How marijuana reform could repair, reclaim and restore communities

but it was really the disapproving look on the teacher's face that made me recant.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “recant”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- (ambitransitive) To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.
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