Definitions for resile
rɪˈzaɪlre·sile

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. resileverb

   pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.

   "The landlord cannot resile from the lease"

2. bounce, resile, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochetverb

   spring back; spring away from an impact

   "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"

3. abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resileverb

   formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

   "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"

4. resileverb

   return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed

   "The rubber tubes resile"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. resileverb

   To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.

2. resileverb

   To spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.

3. Etymology: resilio through French resilir; from re (back) + salio.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. resile

   Resile is a verb that primarily means to retract, withdraw from an agreement or a statement, or to return to a former position or condition. In a broader context, it can imply to recoil or spring back into shape after bending, stretching, or being compressed.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Resileverb

   to start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose

2. Etymology: [L. resilire to leap or spring back; pref. re- re- + salire to leap, spring. See Salient.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Resile

   rē-zīl′, v.i. to leap back: to fly from: to recoil, to recede:—pr.p. resīl′ing; pa.p. resīled′.—ns. Resile′ment; Resil′ience, Resil′iency, act of springing back or rebounding.—adj. Resil′ient, springing back or rebounding.—ns. Resili′tion; Resiluā′tion, renewed attack. [O. Fr.,—L. resilīre, to leap back—re-, back, salīre, to leap.]

Matched Categories

1. • Pull Out
   • Renounce
   • Return

Anagrams for resile »

1. relies

2. lisere

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of resile in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of resile in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=resile
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Resile
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/resile
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=resile