Definition of Resle
Re*sile" (r?-z?l"), v. i. [imp.
& p. p. Resiled (-z?ld"); p. pr. & vb.
n. Resiling.] [L. resilire to leap or spring
back; pref. re- re- + salire to leap, spring. See
Salient.] To start back; to recoil; to recede from a
purpose. J. Ellis.
Re*sile" (r?-z?l"), v. i. [imp.
& p. p. Resiled (-z?ld"); p. pr. & vb.
n. Resiling.] [L. resilire to leap or spring
back; pref. re- re- + salire to leap, spring. See
Salient.] To start back; to recoil; to recede from a
purpose. J. Ellis.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- Formal: To abandon a position, agreement or course of action.
- To bounce back or recoil
- To withdraw or retreat
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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