resile

[ ri-zahyl ]
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verb (used without object),re·siled, re·sil·ing.
  1. to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.

  2. to shrink back; recoil.

Origin of resile

1
1520–30; <Middle French resilir<Latin resilīre to spring back; see resilient

Other words from resile

  • re·sile·ment, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for resile

resile

/ (rɪˈzaɪl) /


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

Origin of resile

1
C16: from Old French resilir, from Latin resilīre to jump back, from re- + salīre to jump

Derived forms of resile

  • resilement, noun

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