Meaning of resile in English
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Verb
resileEtymology
early 16th century: from obsolete French resilir or Latin resilire‘to recoil’, from re-‘back’ + salire‘to jump’Definitions
1. draw back from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.Examples
- « The landlord cannot resile from the lease »
- 2. spring back
Examples
- « spring away from an impact »
- « The rubber ball bounced »
- « These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide »
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- 3. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
Examples
- « He retracted his earlier statements about his religion »
- « She abjured her beliefs »
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- 4. return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed
Examples
- « The rubber tubes resile »
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