rə̇ˈzīl, rēˈz-, esp before pause or consonant -īəl intransitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle French & Late Latin; Middle French resilir to withdraw from an agreement, from Late Latin resilire to rebound, withdraw, from Latin to jump back, rebound — more at resilient
: to draw back : recoil , retract , retreat , recede ; especially : to return to a prior or original position
resile from an agreement
give a tube time to resile after being stretched
Synonyms: see rebound