resile meaning and definition

RESILE verb

Definition of resile (verb)

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"
   • synonyms: bounce, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet, spring, take a hop
3. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
   • "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
   • synonyms: abjure, forswear, recant, retract
4. return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed
   • "The rubber tubes resile"