resile
(verb) return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed; “The rubber tubes resile”
abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile
(verb) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; “He retracted his earlier statements about his religion”; “She abjured her beliefs”
bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet
(verb) spring back; spring away from an impact; “The rubber ball bounced”; “These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide”
resile
(verb) pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.; “The landlord cannot resile from the lease”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
resile (third-person singular simple present resiles, present participle resiling, simple past and past participle resiled)
To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.
To spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
• Eilers, Eisler, Leiser, Lieser, relies
Source: Wiktionary
Re*sile" (r-zl"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Resiled (-zld"); p. pr. & vb. n. Resiling.] Etym: [L. resilire to leap or spring back; pref. re- re- + salire to leap, spring. See Salient.]
Definition: To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose. J. Ellis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 March 2025
(noun) bandage consisting of a firm covering (often made of plaster of Paris) that immobilizes broken bones while they heal
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