Resile (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

• Spring
• Bounce
• Reverberate
• Rebound
• Take A Hop
• Bound
• Recoil
• Ricochet

Hypernyms

• Spring
• Jump
• Bound

Hyponyms

• Carom
• Kick
• Skip
• Kick Back

Related Words

• Resiliency (noun)
• Resilient (adjective)

Meaning ²

Return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed; "The rubber tubes resile".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Hypernyms

• Retrovert
• Return
• Regress
• Turn Back

Related Words

• Resiliency (noun)
• Resilience (noun)
• Resilient (adjective)

Meaning ³

Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

• Recant
• Retract
• Abjure
• Forswear

Hypernyms

• Disown
• Repudiate
• Renounce

Meaning ⁴

Pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.; "The landlord cannot resile from the lease".

Classification

Verbs of political and social activities and events.

Hypernyms

• Back Off
• Pull Out
• Back Down
• Bow Out