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Definition of Resile
1. Verb. Pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.. "The landlord cannot resile from the lease"
2. Verb. Spring back; spring away from an impact. "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
Exact synonyms: Bounce, Bound, Rebound, Recoil, Reverberate, Ricochet, Spring, Take A Hop
Specialized synonyms: Kick, Kick Back, Recoil, Bound Off, Skip, Carom
Generic synonyms: Bound, Jump, Leap, Spring
Derivative terms: Bounce, Bounce, Bound, Rebound, Recoil, Resiliency, Resilient, Ricochet, Spring
Specialized synonyms: Kick, Kick Back, Recoil, Bound Off, Skip, Carom
Generic synonyms: Bound, Jump, Leap, Spring
Derivative terms: Bounce, Bounce, Bound, Rebound, Recoil, Resiliency, Resilient, Ricochet, Spring
3. Verb. Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure. "She abjured her beliefs"
Exact synonyms: Abjure, Forswear, Recant, Retract
Generic synonyms: Disown, Renounce, Repudiate
Derivative terms: Abjuration, Abjurer, Forswearing, Recantation, Retraction
Generic synonyms: Disown, Renounce, Repudiate
Derivative terms: Abjuration, Abjurer, Forswearing, Recantation, Retraction
4. Verb. Return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed. "The rubber tubes resile"
Generic synonyms: Regress, Retrovert, Return, Revert, Turn Back
Derivative terms: Resilience, Resilience, Resiliency, Resilient
Derivative terms: Resilience, Resilience, Resiliency, Resilient
Definition of Resile
1. v. i. To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.
Definition of Resile
1. Verb. To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose. ¹
2. Verb. To spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Resile
1. to spring back [v -SILED, -SILING, -SILES]
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