Found 2 hits - Term: resile, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
resile \resile"\ r-ezimacl", v. i. imp. p. p.
resiled -zimacld"; p. pr. vb. n. resiling. l.
resilire to leap or spring back; pref. re- re- + salire to
leap, spring. see salient.
to start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose. --j.
ellis.
1913 webster resilience
see also:
resiled resiling salient
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
resile
v 1: draw back from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.; "the
landlord cannot resile from the lease"
2: spring back; spring away from an impact; "the rubber ball
bounced"; "these particles do not resile but they unite
after they collide" syn: bounce, take a hop, spring,
bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
3: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually
under pressure; "he retracted his earlier statements about
his religion"; "she abjured her beliefs" syn: abjure, recant,
forswear, retract
4: return to the original position or state after being
stretched or compressed; "the rubber tubes resile"
see also:
bounce take a hop spring bound rebound recoil
reverberate ricochet abjure recant forswear
retract
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