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    resile

    resile - Dictionary definition and meaning for word resile

    Definition
    (verb) pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.
    Example Sentence
    • The landlord cannot resile from the lease
    Definition
    (verb) spring back; spring away from an impact
    Example Sentence
    • The rubber ball bounced
    • These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
    Definition
    (verb) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
    Synonyms : abjure , forswear , recant , retract
    Example Sentence
    • He retracted his earlier statements about his religion
    • She abjured her beliefs
    Definition
    (verb) return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed
    Example Sentence
    • The rubber tubes resile
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for resile

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

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