Etymology
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resile (v.)

1520s, "to draw back," of persons, from obsolete French resiler "withdraw from an agreement," or directly from Latin resilire "to jump back" (see resilience). The meaning "spring back, start back, recoil" (of material things, especially elastic bodies) is from 1708. Related: Resiled; resiling.

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resilience (n.)
Origin and meaning of resilience

1620s, "act of rebounding or springing back," often of immaterial things, from Latin resiliens, present participle of resilire "to rebound, recoil," from re- "back" (see re-) + salire "to jump, leap" (see salient (adj.)). Compare result (v.). In physical sciences, the meaning "elasticity, power of returning to original shape after compression, etc." is by 1824.

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Definitions of resile

resile (v.)
pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.;
The landlord cannot resile from the lease
resile (v.)
spring back; spring away from an impact;
These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
Synonyms: bounce / take a hop / spring / bound / rebound / recoil / reverberate / ricochet
resile (v.)
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure;
Synonyms: abjure / recant / forswear / retract
resile (v.)
return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed;
The rubber tubes resile
From wordnet.princeton.edu

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