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verb (v)

• formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure(verb.communication)

  Synonym:
  abjure, recant, resile, retract
  

  source: wordnet30
• To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations.(verb)

  source: webster1913
• To swear falsely; to commit perjury.(verb)

  source: webster1913