Legal Definition of recant. : 1  to renounce or withdraw (prior statements or testimony) surprised the prosecution by recanting statements made earlier to the police. 2  intransitive verb.
Â· just now. Report Abuse. When you sniff your armpits, when you tuck your nose under like you do, your nostrils encounter the smell unevenly. Armpit sweat contains pheromones, especially those pheromones that attract the opposite sex, but repel one's own sex, including oneself.
Jupiterimages/Pixland/ Thinkstock. An armpit is a dark, moist place that's a perfect breeding ground for bacteria and other microbes. Some of these bacteria produce odor as they grow, which is why many people use deodorant. But sometimes both the microbes and that deodorant can work against you. The result is a rash.