vverb.socialpull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.Examples:- The landlord cannot resile from the lease
Hypernyms:back down back off bow out chicken out pull out
Inherited Hypernyms:resilechicken outretiretiredevolveworsenchange statechange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.motionspring back; spring away from an impactSynset:bounce bound rebound recoil reverberate ricochet spring take a hop
Examples:- The rubber ball bounced
- These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
Derivationally Related Form:boundrecoilricochetbounceresilientspringresiliencyrebound
Hypernyms:bound jump leap spring
Inherited Hypernyms:bouncejumpmove
Direct Hyponyms:bound offcaromkickkick backrecoilskip
Full Troponyms:caromkick backskip
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.communicationformally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressureSynset:abjure forswear recant retract
Examples:- He retracted his earlier statements about his religion
- She abjured her beliefs
Derivationally Related Form:forswearingabjurationretractionabjurerrecantation
Hypernyms:disown renounce repudiate
Inherited Hypernyms:abjuredisownrejectevaluatethink
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s
vverb.changereturn to the original position or state after being stretched or compressedDerivationally Related Form:resilienceresiliencyresilient
Hypernyms:regress retrovert return revert turn back
Inherited Hypernyms:resilerevertchange by reversalchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s