resile
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(verb) pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.. Example: "The landlord cannot resile from the lease."
Verb Definition 1
(verb) spring back; spring away from an impact. Synonyms: bounce, take a hop, spring, bound, rebound, recoil, reverberate, ricochet. Examples: "The rubber ball bounced." "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide."
Verb Definition 2
(verb) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure. Synonyms: abjure, recant, forswear, retract. Examples: "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion." "She abjured her beliefs."
Verb Definition 3