First Known Use: 1529
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resile
verb re·sile \ri-ˈzī(-ə)l\
re·siledre·sil·ing
Definition of RESILE
intransitive verb
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Origin of RESILE
Late Latin & Latin; Late Latin resilire to withdraw, from Latin, to recoil
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