rĕ-canto, no perf., ātum, 1, v. freq. n. and a. (poet.).
- * I. Neutr., to sound back, re-echo: nusquam Graecula quod recantat Echo, Mart. 2, 86, 3.
- II. Act.
- 1. To repeat in singing, sing again: saepius iste versiculus recantandus est, Ambros. Virg. 2, 6, 42.
- 2. To recall, revoke, recant: recantatis opprobriis, Hor. C. 1, 16, 27.
- 3. To charm back, charm away: nulla recantatas deponent pectora curas, Ov. R. Am. 259.