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81recant — re·cant /ri kant/ vt: to renounce or withdraw (prior statements or testimony) surprised the prosecution by recant ing statements made earlier to the police vi: to renounce or withdraw prior statements or testimony re·can·ta·tion /ˌrē ˌkan tā… …
82allegiance — n. 1) to give; pledge, swear allegiance 2) to disavow, forsake one s allegiance to 3) true, unfailing, unswerving allegiance 4) allegiance to (allegiance to a cause) * * * [ə liːdʒ(ə)ns] forsake one s allegiance to pledge swear allegiance… …
83abjure — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. forswear, renounce, repudiate. See negation, nullification. Ant., maintain. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. give up, renounce, forswear, recant, retract, disclaim, take back, renege, disavow,… …
84deny — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. contradict, negate; refuse, withhold; doubt, reject; oppose, protest; renounce, doom. See negation, refusal, rejection. Ant., acknowledge, admit. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. contradict, dispute,… …
85disavowal — (n.) 1748; see DISAVOW (Cf. disavow) + AL (Cf. al) (2) …
86disclaim — disclaim, disavow, repudiate, disown, disallow mean to refuse to admit, accept, or approve. Disclaim implies re fusal to admit or accept a claim, but it may apply specifically to a legal claim one has upon property or to a title {the son… …
87recant — re•cant [[t]rɪˈkænt[/t]] v. t. 1) to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), esp. formally; retract 2) to withdraw or disavow a statement, opinion, etc • Etymology: 1525–35; < L recantāre to sing again re•can•ta•tion ˌri kænˈteɪ ʃən… …
88disclaim — /dɪsˈkleɪm / (say dis klaym) verb (t) 1. to repudiate or deny interest in or connection with; disavow; disown: disclaiming all participation. 2. Law to renounce a claim or right to. 3. to reject the claims or authority of. –verb (i) 4. Law to… …
89recant — /rəˈkænt / (say ruh kant) verb (t) 1. to withdraw or disavow (a statement, etc.), especially formally; retract. –verb (i) 2. to disavow an opinion, etc., especially formally. {Latin recantāre} –recantation /rikænˈteɪʃən/ (say reekan tayshuhn),… …
90Abjure — Ab*jure , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abjured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abjuring}.] [L. abjurare to deny upon oath; ab + jurare to swear, fr. jus, juris, right, law; cf. F. abjurer. See {Jury}.] 1. To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow; as, to abjure… …
