He recanted the claim in a short note, explaining that a second laboratory had failed to reproduce the effect.
他在一则短讯中收回了该说法，解释说另一家实验室未能重现该效应。
Which choice best defines “recant”?
A — To withdraw a former statement.. “recant” means To withdraw a former statement..
Which word means “To withdraw a former statement.”?
B — recant. “recant” means To withdraw a former statement..
recant — To withdraw a former statement.. In Chinese: 撤回；公开认错.
recant is pronounced //rɪˈkænt//.
He recanted the claim in a short note, explaining that a second laboratory had failed to reproduce the effect. (他在一则短讯中收回了该说法，解释说另一家实验室未能重现该效应。)
retract, disavow, withdraw — all close in meaning to recant (To withdraw a former statement.).
affirm, uphold — each the opposite of recant (To withdraw a former statement.).
Yes. recant is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
re(回) + cant(唱) → 收回前言。