recant

Forswear is a related term of recant.

As verbs the difference between forswear and recant

is that forswear is to renounce or deny something, especially under oath while recant is (ambitransitive) to withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.

As verbs the difference between deny and recant

is that deny is to not allow while recant is (ambitransitive) to withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.

As verbs the difference between recant and recourse

is that recant is (ambitransitive) to withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly while recourse is (obsolete) to return; to recur.

As a noun recourse is

the act of seeking assistance or advice.

As verbs the difference between recount and recant

is that recount is to tell over; to relate in detail; to recite; to tell or narrate the particulars of while recant is to withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.

As a noun recount

is retelling, narration, rendering.

As verbs the difference between renounce and recant

is that renounce is to give up, resign, surrender while recant is to withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.

As a noun renounce

is an act of renouncing.

As verbs the difference between annul and recant

is that annul is to formally revoke the validity of while recant is (ambitransitive) to withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.

As verbs the difference between recant and repeal

is that recant is to withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly while repeal is to cancel, invalidate, annul.

As a noun repeal is

an act or instance of repealing.

As verbs the difference between recant and relinquish

is that recant is (ambitransitive) to withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly while relinquish is to give up, abandon or retire from something.

As verbs the difference between decant and recant

is that decant is 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 while recant is to withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.

As verbs the difference between recans and recant

is that recans is (recan) while recant is (ambitransitive) to withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.