S: (v) abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile (formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure) "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
W: (n) forswearing [Related to: forswear] (the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.))