Related Definitions
[v] return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed, as of elastic bodies; "The rubber tubes resile"
[v] formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
[v] spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
[v] draw back from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.; "The landlord cannot resile from the lease"
Synonyms
abjure, bounce, bound, forswear, rebound, recant, recoil, retract, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop