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resile
- Main Entry:
- re·sile

- Pronunciation:
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\ri-ˈzī(-ə)l\
- Function:
- intransitive verb
- Inflected Form(s):
- re·siled; re·sil·ing
- Etymology:
- Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin resilire to withdraw, from Latin, to recoil
- Date:
- 1529
: recoil, retract
; especially : to return to a prior position <resile from an agreement>
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