Word: recanted
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: re
can
ted
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of recant; formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
Morphemes:
Affix: recant
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: re-
Language: la
Decoded: re-
Meaning: back
Affix: canto
Language: la
Decoded: canto
Meaning: to chant, to sing
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past tenses of (regular) verbs. In linguistics, it is used for the base form of any past form. See -t for a variant.