Category:Resile

Re*sile" (r-zl"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Resiled (-zld"); p. pr. & vb. N. Resiling.] Etym: [l. resilire to leap or spring back; pref. re- Re- + salire to leap, spring. See salient.]

Defn: to start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose. J. Ellis.