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resile Definition

re·sile (ri zīl′)

transitive verb -·siled′, -·sil′·ing

Now Rare to bounce or spring back; rebound; specif., to come back into shape or position after being pressed or stretched: said of elastic bodies

Etymology: MFr resiler < L resilire < re-, back + salire, to jump: see salient

resile Usage Examples

Preposition: from

  • admission: There was no formal application by the defendants to resile from the admission contained in the 6 December 2004 letter.
  • convention: There was no mutual resiling from the convention between PW and Milton Gate.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: We have not resiled in any way from the £ 180 billion commitment which we made at the time of the 10-year plan.
  • n't: I do n't resile from my belief that the action we took in Iraq was justified and right.