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resile
(gcide) | resile \re*sile"\ (r[-e]*z[imac]l"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
resiled (-z[imac]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. resiling.] [L.
resilire to leap or spring back; pref. re- re- + salire to
leap, spring. See Salient.]
To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose. --J.
Ellis.
[1913 Webster] resilience |
resile
(wn) | resile
v 1: pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.; "The
landlord cannot resile from the lease"
2: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball
bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after
they collide" [syn: bounce, resile, take a hop,
spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate,
ricochet]
3: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually
under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about
his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" [syn: abjure,
recant, forswear, retract, resile]
4: return to the original position or state after being
stretched or compressed; "The rubber tubes resile" |
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resiled
(gcide) | resile \re*sile"\ (r[-e]*z[imac]l"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
resiled (-z[imac]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. resiling.] [L.
resilire to leap or spring back; pref. re- re- + salire to
leap, spring. See Salient.]
To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose. --J.
Ellis.
[1913 Webster] resilience |
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