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🚪 To withdraw ↩️ To spring back
to resile

to resile

9.9
To return to its original shape after being bent, pressed, or stretched
  • verb
  • /rɪˈzaɪl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : recuperar
  • Not all materials resile efficiently after being deformed.

Examples

  • The rubber band will resile after being stretched.

  • After being stretched, the elastic band will resile to its original shape.

  • The shock caused the metal rod to resile slightly.

  • After the pressure is released, the material resiles back to its original shape.

  • After being stretched for hours, the rubber band began to resile back to its original shape.

  • The fabric can resile after it is pulled, making it ideal for comfortable clothing.

  • When the trampoline was pressed down by the weight, it quickly resiled to its normal position.

Synonyms

to bounce
vsto resile
386 1.3

To move quickly away from a surface after hitting it, moving up and down in a springy way

returns to original shape after being bent rather than just moving lively
to spring
vsto resile
141 1.0

To move suddenly by jumping, leaping, or bouncing

recovers original form after being bent rather than general quick motion
to rebound
vsto resile
19 2.9

To spring back after hitting something

returns to original shape after being bent or pressed
to bound
vsto resile
1 4.4

To hit a surface and bounce away

returns to original shape when deformed rather than after impact

Antonyms

to petrify
1 6.7

To make something unable to change by keeping it in old ways

How Quickly

to hotstep back
  • Archaic
8.4
to rebound
19 2.9
to resile
  • Specialized
9.9
to return
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

resile infinitive
resiled past
resiled past participle
resiling present participle
resiles third person singular

Morphology

resile = sile (semi-transparent) = re + sile

The literal meaning 'spring back' matches the prefix 're-' ('back') plus the combining form 'sile', but 'sile' is not a productive standalone English word, so the relation is only partially accessible to learners.

Etymology

Resile comes from the Latin parts re- 'back' and salire 'to jump', the same root you see in resilient, which means to 'spring back'. So, when something like an elastic band or metal will resile, it 'jumps back' to its original shape after being stretched or bent.