1. to withdraw from a position or commitment; to go back on something previously agreed to
Usage: formal; legal
2. to spring back; to recoil or rebound
Usage: formal; technical

Examples

• The company decided to resile from the merger agreement.
• He resiled from his earlier promise to support the proposal.
• The defendant attempted to resile from his confession.
• The rubber band will resile when released.
• The material resiles quickly after being stretched.
• She refused to resile from her position despite pressure.