resile \re*sile"\ (r[-e]*z[imac]l"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.
{resiled} (-z[imac]ld"); 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.
[1913 Webster] resilience