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English to English verb
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pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc. |  | Example: The landlord cannot resile from the lease
source: wordnet30
| 2 |
spring back; spring away from an impact | | Example: The rubber ball bounced
These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
source: wordnet30
| 3 |
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure | | Example: He retracted his earlier statements about his religion
She abjured her beliefs
source: wordnet30
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return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed | | Example: The rubber tubes resile
source: wordnet30
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To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose. | | source: webster1913
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