As verbs the difference between recant and retreat
is that
recant is (ambitransitive) to withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly while
retreat is to withdraw military forces.
As a noun retreat is
the act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
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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retreat English
Noun
( en noun)
The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
* Shakespeare
- In a retreat he outruns any lackey.
The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.
A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.
* L'Estrange
- He built his son a house of pleasure, and spared no cost to make a delicious retreat .
* Dryden
- That pleasing shade they sought, a soft retreat / From sudden April showers, a shelter from the heat.
A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude.
A period of meditation, prayer or study.
Withdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.
A signal for a military withdrawal.
A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
A military ceremony to lower the flag.
(chess) The move of a piece from a threatened position.
See also
* religious retreat
Verb
( en verb)
To withdraw military forces.
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