RECANT

(verb) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
"He retracted his earlier statements about his religion", "She abjured her beliefs"
synonyms : abjure , forswear , resile , retract

Mnemonics

(Tag: ) re + chant(sing): singing/telling again. what?? telling what i told earlier is wrong wrong!!
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(Tag: ) re+cant telling that it cant which means it is wrong and DISAVOWED, DISCLAIMED
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(Tag: Boss to Junior) RE (again) + CANT (cannot) = "I have told you this AGAIN and AGAIN, it CANNOT be done, it has been REJECTED."
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(Tag: ) When u recant something, u simply cant refrain from recalling and correcting what u said earlier.
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