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Meaning of word resile from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

Meaning : Pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc..

Example : The landlord cannot resile from the lease.

Meaning : Spring back. Spring away from an impact.

Example : The rubber ball bounced.
These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide.

Synonyms : bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop

Meaning : Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure.

Example : He retracted his earlier statements about his religion.
She abjured her beliefs.

Synonyms : abjure, forswear, recant, retract

Meaning : Return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed.

Example : The rubber tubes resile.