desdecir
retract
des-
un-, reverse
+
decir
to say
Desdecir means to retract and can be understood as des-0 (un- or reverse0) + decir1 (to say1), literally meaning to 'un-say' something.
verb
- retractTo retract or deny what has been saidEl político tuvo que desdecir sus comentarios anteriores. // The politician had to retract his previous comments.