"unassert" meaning in English

See unassert in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: unasserts [present, singular, third-person], unasserting [participle, present], unasserted [participle, past], unasserted [past]
Etymology: From un- + assert. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|assert}} un- + assert Head templates: {{en-verb}} unassert (third-person singular simple present unasserts, present participle unasserting, simple past and past participle unasserted)
  1. (transitive) To take back a previous assertion; to recant something. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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        "(transitive) To take back a previous assertion; to recant something."
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