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    recant 对比 forswear
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  • Abjure】 , 【renounce】 , 【forswear】 , 【recant】 and 【retract】 all mean to withdraw one’s word or professed belief.

    Abjure】 implies a firm and final rejecting or abandoning under oath.

    • He abjured the Protestant faith and became King in 1594.

    Renounce】 often equals 【abjure】 but may carry the meaning of disclaim or disown.

    • After a period of imprisonment she renounced terrorism.

    Forswear】 may add to 【abjure】 an implication of perjury or betrayal.

    • The party was offered a share of government if it forswore violence.

    Recant】 stresses the withdrawing or denying of something professed or taught.

    • White House officials ordered Williams to 【recant】 .

    Retract】 applies to the withdrawing of a promise, an offer, or an accusation.

    • Mr Smith hurriedly sought to 【retract】 the statement, but it had just been broadcast on national radio.

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