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resile
verb
return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed
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ɹɪˈzaɪl
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verb
return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed
“The rubber tubes resile”
verb
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
“He retracted his earlier statements about his religion”
verb
spring back; spring away from an impact
“The rubber ball bounced”
verb
pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.
“The landlord cannot resile from the lease”
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The rubber tubes resile
He retracted his earlier statements about his religion
She abjured her beliefs
The rubber ball bounced
These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
The landlord cannot resile from the lease
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