rĕ-canto
Meaning
- to sound back
rĕ-canto, no
I. 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.