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resile
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resile
     v 1: draw back from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.; "The
          landlord cannot resile from the lease"
     2: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball
        bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite
        after they collide" [syn: {bounce}, {take a hop}, {spring},
         {bound}, {rebound}, {recoil}, {reverberate}, {ricochet}]
     3: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually
        under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about
        his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" [syn: {abjure}, {recant},
         {forswear}, {retract}]
     4: return to the original position or state after being
        stretched or compressed; "The rubber tubes resile"
Source: WordNet® 2.0


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