Synonyms

resile

American

[ri-zahyl] / rɪˈzaɪl /

verb (used without object)

resiled, resiling

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

resile British

/ rɪˈzaɪl /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

resilement

noun

Etymology

Origin of resile

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

Example Sentences

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Resile, rē-zīl′, v.i. to leap back: to fly from: to recoil, to recede:—pr.p. resīl′ing; pa.p. resīled′.—ns.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

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