forswear vs recant

forswear and recant both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
forswear	No	No	Yes	No
recant	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, forswear and recant are synonyms defined as:

forswear and recant: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

Other synonyms of forswear include abjure, resile, retract.

forswear (verb)	recant (verb)
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure	formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure