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resile

[ri-zahyl]

verb (used without object), -siled, -sil·ing.

to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.

to shrink back; recoil.

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

Related forms

re·sile·ment, noun

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resile (rɪˈzaɪl)

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

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

re'silement

—n

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