recant vs disown

recant and disown both are verbs.

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

As verbs, disown is a hypernym of recant; that is, disown is a word with a broader meaning than recant:

recant: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
disown: cast off

Other hypernyms of recant include renounce, repudiate.

recant (verb)	disown (verb)
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure	cast off
	prevent deliberately (as by making a will) from inheriting