Definition of resile

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re·sile    (r-zl) KEY 

intr.v.
re·siled, re·sil·ing, re·siles

1. To spring back, especially to resume a former position or structure after being stretched or compressed.
2. To draw back; recoil.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Obsolete French resilir, from Latin resilre, to leap back : re-, re- + salre, to leap; see sel- in Indo-European roots