resile (redirected from resiles)

re·sile  (r-zl)

intr.v. re·siled, re·sil·ing, re·siles

1. To spring back, especially to resume a former position or structure after being stretched or compressed.

2. To draw back; recoil.

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[Obsolete French resilir, from Latin resilre, to leap back : re-, re- + salre, to leap; see sel- in Indo-European roots.]

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resile [rɪˈzaɪl]

vb

(intr) to spring or shrink back; recoil or resume original shape

[from Old French resilir, from Latin resilīre to jump back, from re- + salīre to jump]

resilement  n

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resile, arsle - To resile or arsle is to recoil, retreat, or draw back.

See also related terms for retreat.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	resile - pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.; "The landlord cannot resile from the lease" bow out, chicken out, back down, back off, pull out - remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
	2.	resile - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide" bounce, rebound, ricochet, take a hop, spring, recoil, bound, reverberate kick back, recoil, kick - spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder" bound off, skip - bound off one point after another carom - rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts" bound, jump, leap, spring - move forward by leaps and bounds; "The horse bounded across the meadow"; "The child leapt across the puddle"; "Can you jump over the fence?"
	3.	resile - formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" abjure, forswear, recant, retract repudiate, disown, renounce - cast off; "She renounced her husband"; "The parents repudiated their son"
	4.	resile - return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed; "The rubber tubes resile" retrovert, revert, turn back, regress, return - go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"