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   • Resile is a resilient word: it's been in use in English since the early 1500s. It's also a cousin of resilient, and both words derive from the Latin verb resilire, which means "to jump back" or "recoil." ( Resilire, in turn, comes from salire, meaning "to leap.")

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   What does resiled mean?

   • Define resiled. resiled synonyms, resiled pronunciation, resiled translation, English dictionary definition of resiled. 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.

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   What does resilir mean?

   • 1. To spring back, especially to resume a former position or structure after being stretched or compressed. 2. To draw back; recoil. [Obsolete French resilir, from Latin resilīre, to leap back : re-, re- + salīre, to leap; see sel- in Indo-European roots .] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   What is the difference between resilient and resile?

   • Resilient focuses on the ability of something to "bounce back" from damage, whereas resile generally applies to someone or something that withdraws from an agreement or "jumps back" from a stated position. Resile is a word that shows up only occasionally in U.S. sources; it is more common in British and especially Australian English.

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   The meaning of RESILE is recoil, retract; especially : to return to a prior position. How to use resile in a sentence. Did you know?

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   RESILE definition: 1. to stop doing or supporting something or change a decision you made previously: 2. to stop…. Learn more.

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   Resile definition: to spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.. See examples of RESILE used in a sentence.

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   verb. (intr) to spring or shrink back; recoil or resume original shape. Origin of resile. 1. C16: from Old French resilir, from Latin resilīre to jump back, from re- + salīre to jump. Derived forms of resile. resilement, noun.

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   Verb. Filter. verb. resiled, resiles, resiling. To bounce or spring back; rebound; specif., to come back into shape or position after being pressed or stretched. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To withdraw or recoil. They resiled from their arrangement; we resile from personal attacks. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Synonyms:

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   3 days ago · resile in American English. (rɪˈzaɪl ) verb transitive Word forms: reˈsiled or reˈsiling. Rare. to bounce or spring back; rebound; specif., to come back into shape or position after being pressed or stretched. said of elastic bodies.

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   Definition of 'resile' Word Frequency. resile in American English. (rɪˈzaɪl ) verb transitive Word forms: reˈsiled or reˈsiling. Rare. to bounce or spring back; rebound; specif., to come back into shape or position after being pressed or stretched. said of elastic bodies. Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition.