resile English

Meaning resile meaning

What does resile mean?

resile

— verb return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed The rubber tubes resile

— verb pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc The landlord cannot resile from the lease

— verb (= bounce, spring) spring back; spring away from an impact The rubber ball bounced These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide

— verb (= abjure, retract) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure He retracted his earlier statements about his religion She abjured her beliefs

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resile English » English

spring

recoil

bounce

ricochet

reverberate

retract

rebound

bound

take a hop

recant

forswear

draw back

abjure

withdraw

step down

skip

shrink

revert

retreat

retire

reject

refute

rebut

pull back

leave office

go back

get out

fend off

fall back

disprove

crawfish out

crawfish

confute

carom

backpedal

back up

back out

back off

back down

back away

back