resile (
http://definr.com/resile)
v 1: draw back from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.; "The
landlord cannot resile from the lease"
2: spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball
bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite
after they collide" [syn:
bounce,
take a hop,
spring,
bound,
rebound,
recoil,
ricochet]
3: reject; "He retracted his earlier statements about his
beliefs" [syn:
abjure,
recant,
forswear,
retract]
4: return to the original position or state after being
stretched or compressed, as of elastic bodies; "The rubber
tubes resiles"