resile
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re·sile
(rĭ-zīl′)intr.v. re·siled, re·sil·ing, re·siles
1. To spring back, especially to resume a former position or structure after being stretched or compressed.
2. To draw back; recoil.
[Obsolete French resilir, from Latin resilīre, to leap back : re-, re- + salīre, to leap; see sel- in Indo-European roots.]
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resile
(rɪˈzaɪl)vb
(intr) to spring or shrink back; recoil or resume original shape
[C16: from Old French resilir, from Latin resilīre to jump back, from re- + salīre to jump]
reˈsilement n
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re•sile
(rɪˈzaɪl)v.i. -siled, -sil•ing.
to spring back to the original form or position, as an elastic body; rebound.
[1520–30; < Middle French resilir < Latin resilīre to spring back; see resilient]
re•sile′ment, n.
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resile
, arsle - To resile or arsle is to recoil, retreat, or draw back.See also related terms for retreat.
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resile
Past participle: resiled
Gerund: resiling
| Imperative |
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| resile |
| resile |
| Present |
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| I resile |
| you resile |
| he/she/it resiles |
| we resile |
| you resile |
| they resile |
| Preterite |
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| I resiled |
| you resiled |
| he/she/it resiled |
| we resiled |
| you resiled |
| they resiled |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am resiling |
| you are resiling |
| he/she/it is resiling |
| we are resiling |
| you are resiling |
| they are resiling |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have resiled |
| you have resiled |
| he/she/it has resiled |
| we have resiled |
| you have resiled |
| they have resiled |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was resiling |
| you were resiling |
| he/she/it was resiling |
| we were resiling |
| you were resiling |
| they were resiling |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had resiled |
| you had resiled |
| he/she/it had resiled |
| we had resiled |
| you had resiled |
| they had resiled |
| Future |
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| I will resile |
| you will resile |
| he/she/it will resile |
| we will resile |
| you will resile |
| they will resile |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have resiled |
| you will have resiled |
| he/she/it will have resiled |
| we will have resiled |
| you will have resiled |
| they will have resiled |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be resiling |
| you will be resiling |
| he/she/it will be resiling |
| we will be resiling |
| you will be resiling |
| they will be resiling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been resiling |
| you have been resiling |
| he/she/it has been resiling |
| we have been resiling |
| you have been resiling |
| they have been resiling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been resiling |
| you will have been resiling |
| he/she/it will have been resiling |
| we will have been resiling |
| you will have been resiling |
| they will have been resiling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been resiling |
| you had been resiling |
| he/she/it had been resiling |
| we had been resiling |
| you had been resiling |
| they had been resiling |
| Conditional |
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| I would resile |
| you would resile |
| he/she/it would resile |
| we would resile |
| you would resile |
| they would resile |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have resiled |
| you would have resiled |
| he/she/it would have resiled |
| we would have resiled |
| you would have resiled |
| they would have resiled |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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Verb 1. resile - pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.; "The landlord cannot resile from the lease"
bow out, chicken out, back down, back off, pull out - remove oneself from an obligation; "He bowed out when he heard how much work was involved"
2. resile - spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
kick back, recoil, kick - spring back, as from a forceful thrust; "The gun kicked back into my shoulder"
carom - rebound after hitting; "The car caromed off several lampposts"
3. [画像:resile - formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure]resile - formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
4. resile - return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed; "The rubber tubes resile"
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