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[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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