recantation recant • recanter · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · recantation · · Text Latin · · Script 11 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion. Synonyms: retraction, abjuration. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · retraction · · Synonym 1 abjuration · · Synonym 2 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074