Recants vs Decants - What's the difference?
recants | decants |
(recant)
(ambitransitive) To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.
* Milton
(decant)
To pour off gently, as liquor, so as not to disturb the sediment; or to pour from one vessel into another; as, to decant wine.
(science fiction) To remove a clone from its chamber, vat, or artificial womb.
To rehouse people while their buildings are being refurbished or rebuilt
As verbs the difference between recants and decants
is that recants is third-person singular of recant while decants is third-person singular of decant.recants
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(head)Anagrams
*recant
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(en verb)- Convince me that I am wrong, and I will recant .
- How soon ease would recant / Vows made in pain, as violent and void!