resile
- v pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.
The landlord cannot resile from the lease - v spring back; spring away from an impact
These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide - v formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
- v return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed
The rubber tubes resile
- The strict dictionary definition of "resile" is "draw back, recoil .