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Verb Concept
EN
abjure  recant  forswear  retract  resile
EN
Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure WordNet 3.0
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Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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She abjured her beliefs WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
He retracted his earlier statements about his religion WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
IS A
disown
DERIVATION
retraction
abjurer
renunciation
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
EN
abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile
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SPEAK va:0009f

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