resile

UK: /rɪˈzaɪl/ US: (ri zīl′)

Inflections of 'resile' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

resiles

v 3rd person singular

resiling

v pres p

resiled

v past

resiled

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

re•sile  (ri zīl′), v.i., -siled, -sil•ing. 

1. to spring back;
   rebound;
   resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
2. to shrink back;
   recoil.

• Latin resilīre to spring back; see resilient
• Middle French resilir
• 1520–30

re•sile′ment, n. 

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resile / rɪˈzaɪl/ verb

1. (intransitive) to spring or shrink back; recoil or resume original shape

Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French resilir, from Latin resilīre to jump back, from re- + salīre to jump

reˈsilement noun