resile

[ UK /ɹɪsˈa‍ɪl/ ]
VERB
  1. spring back; spring away from an impact
    The rubber ball bounced
    These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
  2. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
    She abjured her beliefs
    He retracted his earlier statements about his religion
  3. pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.
    The landlord cannot resile from the lease
  4. return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed
    The rubber tubes resile
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How To Use resile In A Sentence

  • Why, you are invited by America to a ‘peace’ conference, your presence is welcomed by Israel as a diplomatic ‘success’, and you are promised that the return of your territory that remains confiscated because you have never resiled from the intention of using it as you did before ... On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
  • The swing door will resile automatically after it has been opened.
  • The other great advantage that the Egyptian people had over the regime is their spiritual resilence, or what Gandhi called "satyagraha" holding to truth. Cynthia Boaz: Why Egypt's Nonviolent Victory Is a Win for Us All
  • These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
  • Parties to the sponsalia might still resile, and if they did, could not be compelled to complete the marriage.
  • The swing door will resile automatically after it has been opened.
  • Both political leaders have been under sustained pressure to resile from these positions since then.
  • He did not determine the matter, and yet in this case he seems to have resiled somewhat from that position.
  • The rubber tubes resile
  • Why, you are invited by America to a ‘peace’ conference, your presence is welcomed by Israel as a diplomatic ‘success’, and you are promised that the return of your territory that remains confiscated because you have never resiled from the intention of using it as you did before to try to eliminate Israel will nevertheless be an item to be discussed. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
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