Resile

Re‐sile″ (rē̍‐zīl″), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Resiled (–zīld″); 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.