Thesaurus: resile

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1. v. i. To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.
2. v. pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.
3. v. spring back; spring away from an impact
4. v. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
5. v. return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed
6. To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose. J. Ellis.
7. v. pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc. v. return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed