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Definition of resile in English: resileverb rɪˈzʌɪlrəˈzaɪl [no object]formal Abandon a position or a course of action. can he resile from the agreement? Example sentencesExamples - He did not determine the matter, and yet in this case he seems to have resiled somewhat from that position.
- This has meant resiling from positions that might alienate persuadable interests.
- So I repeat, I'm not resiling from the position I took in 1980, but I think I would take a different view today.
- Both political leaders have been under sustained pressure to resile from these positions since then.
- In the instant case both experts resiled from more extreme positions.
Synonyms ricochet, rebound, be deflected
Origin Early 16th century: from obsolete French resilir or Latin resilire 'to recoil', from re- 'back' + salire 'to jump'. Rhymes aisle, Argyle, awhile, beguile, bile, Carlisle, Carlyle, compile, De Stijl, ensile, file, guile, I'll, interfile, isle, Kabyle, kyle, lisle, Lyle, Mikhail, mile, Nile, pile, rank-and-file, rile, Ryle, Sieg Heil, smile, spile, stile, style, tile, vile, Weil, while, wile, worthwhile Definition of resile in US English: resileverbrəˈzaɪlrəˈzīl [no object]formal Abandon a position or a course of action. can he resile from the agreement? Example sentencesExamples - He did not determine the matter, and yet in this case he seems to have resiled somewhat from that position.
- So I repeat, I'm not resiling from the position I took in 1980, but I think I would take a different view today.
- This has meant resiling from positions that might alienate persuadable interests.
- In the instant case both experts resiled from more extreme positions.
- Both political leaders have been under sustained pressure to resile from these positions since then.
Synonyms ricochet, rebound, be deflected
Origin Early 16th century: from obsolete French resilir or Latin resilire ‘to recoil’, from re- ‘back’ + salire ‘to jump’. |