Dictionary definition · resile
verb
- pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc."The landlord cannot resile from the lease"
- spring back; spring away from an impact"The rubber ball bounced"
- formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure"He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"
- return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed"The rubber tubes resile"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).