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Recant vs Forsake - What's the difference?

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Recant is a related term of forsake.


As verbs the difference between recant and forsake

is that recant is (ambitransitive) to withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly while forsake is to abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently) , to renounce.

recant

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (ambitransitive) To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.
    • Convince me that I am wrong, and I will recant .
  • * Milton
    • How soon ease would recant / Vows made in pain, as violent and void!

    Synonyms

    * abjure * disavow * disown * recall * retract * revoke * take back * unsay * withcall

    See also

    * contradict * recall * revoke

    Related terms

    * recantation * recanter

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    forsake

    English

    Verb

  • To abandon, to give up, to leave (permanently) , to renounce.

    • References

    * * Notes: English irregular verbs English words prefixed with for- ---- ==Norwegian Bokmål==

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

  • to give up, relinquish
  • to denounce (the devil)

    • Derived terms

    * (l)

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