resile

[ ri-zahyl ]

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.

resile

/ rɪˈzaɪl /

verb

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

Derived Forms

• reˈsilement, noun

Other Words From

• re·silement noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of resile¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of resile¹

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

Example Sentences

Resile′ment; Resil′ience, Resil′iency, act of springing back or rebounding.

From Project Gutenberg

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