resile

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

bounce

spring

recoil

ricochet

bound

retract

reverberate

rebound

forswear

abjure

recant

take a hop

draw back

go back

pull back

rebut

refute

reject

retire

retreat

revert

shrink

skip

step down

withdraw

backpedal

crawfish out

back

🔙

leave office

back away

back down

back off

back out

back up

carom

confute

crawfish

disprove

fall back

fend off

get out

Translations

rimbalzare

abjurer

abprallen

zurückfedern

zurückprallen

zurückschnellen

αποσύρω

zurückspringen

widerlegen

faire

rebondir

ricocher

sauter

rebond

retractar-se

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈzaɪl/

Etymology

Cognate with French: résilier

In summary

From Middle French resiler (compare French résilier), from Latin resiliō (“spring back”), from re- (“back”) + saliō (“I jump”).