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resile

6 letters · 5 distinct letters

  1. verb

    pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.

    The landlord cannot resile from the lease

  2. verb

    spring back; spring away from an impact

    The rubber ball bounced

  3. verb

    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

    He retracted his earlier statements about his religion

  4. verb

    return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed

    The rubber tubes resile

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