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resile in WordNet English dictionary
verb- formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
"He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
abjure recant forswear retract resile
- spring back; spring away from an impact
"The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
bounce resile take a hop spring bound rebound recoil reverberate ricochet
- return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed
"The rubber tubes resile"
resile
- pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.
"The landlord cannot resile from the lease"
resile
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University