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   resile (rḗ‑zīlˈ), v. i. [imp. & p. p. resiled (-zīldˈ); p. pr. & vb. n. resiling.] [L. resilire to leap or spring back; pref. re- re- + salire to leap, spring. See Salient.] To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.  J. Ellis.
   
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