go back on vs recant

go back on

verb
  • to fail to keep; to renege on. 

  • to be treacherous or faithless to; betray. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see go, back, go back, on. 

recant

verb
  • To withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly. 

  • To give a new cant (slant, angle) to something, in particular railway track on a curve. 

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