resile

An obsolete verb meaning to spring back, recoil, or withdraw from a position or undertaking.

• 🇩🇪Veralteter Ausdruck für zurückprallen, zurückweichen oder von einer Position oder einem Vorhaben abrücken.

1. Withdraw from an agreement C2 formal

   To pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, or commitment.

   • The company decided to resile from the contract due to unforeseen costs.
   • He resiled from his earlier promise to support the project.
   • The politician resiled from his controversial statement after public backlash.

   🇩🇪Von einer Vereinbarung zurücktreten

   Synonyme: back outpull outrenegeretractwithdraw

   Antonyme: abideadhereconfirmfulfillhonorkeepobserveratifyrespectuphold

2. Spring back or rebound C2 formal

   To spring back or move away from an impact; to recoil.

   • The rubber ball resiled from the wall with great force.
   • The spring resiled to its original shape after being compressed.
   • The material resiles quickly when stretched.

   🇩🇪Zurückfedern

   Synonyme: bounce backcaromreboundrecoilricochet

3. Reject a former belief C2 formal

   To formally reject or disavow a previously held belief, often under pressure.

   • The scientist resiled from his earlier theory after new evidence emerged.
   • Under intense scrutiny, the witness resiled from his original testimony.
   • The philosopher resiled from his earlier position on the matter.

   🇩🇪Von einer früheren Überzeugung abrücken

   Synonyme: abjuredisavowrecantrenouncerepudiateretract

   Antonyme: adheremaintainretainuphold

4. Return to original state C2 formal

   To return to the original position or state after being stretched, compressed, or deformed.

   • The elastic band resiled to its original length after being released.
   • The metal spring resiled perfectly after the load was removed.
   • The foam mattress resiles to its original shape after each use.

   🇩🇪In den Ausgangszustand zurückkehren

   Synonyme: bounce backreboundrecoversnap back

• resiled past participle
• resiled past simple
• resiling present participle
• resiles third person singular