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(verb) recant, retract, abjure, forswear
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
He retracted his earlier statements about his religion; She abjured her beliefs
(verb) spring, bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet, take a hop
spring back; spring away from an impact
The rubber ball bounced; These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide