Definition

To spring back or return to a previous shape or position after being stretched or compressed.

Example

After the storm, the flexible branches began to resile to their original form.

Tense Forms

Conversation

I noticed that rubber bands resile really well after being stretched.

Yeah, it's cool how they go back to their original shape.

Exactly! It's like they’re designed to resile perfectly.

I guess that’s why they’re so useful in so many things.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Resile → It is formed from "re-" (meaning back or again) and "salire" (meaning to leap or jump). The word "resile" means to leap back or recoil, often used in the context of returning to a previous state after being compressed or deformed.

Memory Tip

Think of something that 'leaps back' ('salire') when pressure is released — 're-' means back, and that's why resile means to spring back.

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