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recanto

recanto, to charm back, charm away

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.

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