RESILE

(verb) return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed
"The rubber tubes resile"
(verb) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
"He retracted his earlier statements about his religion", "She abjured her beliefs"
synonyms : abjure , forswear , recant , retract
I abjured to eat junk food for lifetime due to its ill-effects on my health and weight. -added by priyavanjeri
He foreswore cigarettes as his New Year's resolution. -added by nithi

-tagged by learner_md

Kareena Kapoor abjured all calorie loaded sweets to become size-zero.
(verb) spring back; spring away from an impact
"The rubber ball bounced", "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
synonyms : bounce , bound , rebound , recoil , reverberate , ricochet , spring , take a hop
(verb) pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.
"The landlord cannot resile from the lease"

Mnemonics for resile

(Tag: english) sounds like re + sale, when u offer for sale there is an agreement between the two when u re + sale it, it means u r pulling out the earlier agreement
added by pioneer Edit Mnemonic

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