re·cant 
/rɪˈkænt/ verb
re·cants; re·cant·ed; re·cant·ing /rɪˈkænt/ verb formal : to publicly say that you no longer have an opinion or belief that you once had [no obj] ▪ Church officials asked the minister/priest to recant. [+ obj] ▪ Witnesses threatened to recant their testimony when the court released their names to the paper.
— re·can·ta·tion /ˌri:ˌkænˈteɪʃən/ noun, plural re·can·ta·tions [count, noncount]
/ˌri:ˌkænˈteɪʃən/ noun, plural re·can·ta·tions [count, noncount]
