resile

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[edit] Etymology

Latin resilire (to spring back) through French resilir; from re (back) + salire (to jump)

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /rɪ'zʌɪl/

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to resile

Third person singular
resiles

Simple past
resiled

Past participle
resiled

Present participle
resiling

to resile (third-person singular simple present resiles, present participle resiling, simple past and past participle resiled)

  1. To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.
  2. To spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.

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