Retile vs. Resile — What's the Difference?
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Difference Between Retile and Resile
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Definitions
Retile
(transitive) To tile again; to replace with new tiles
Resile
To spring back, especially to resume a former position or structure after being stretched or compressed.
Resile
To draw back; recoil.
Resile
To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.
I once described this rather vulgarly as a Euro-wanking make-work project and I do not resile from that.https://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/11/19/a400m_euro_onanism/
Resile
To spring back; rebound; resume the original form or position, as an elastic body.
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Resile
To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose.
Resile
Draw back from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.;
The landlord cannot resile from the lease
Resile
Spring back; spring away from an impact;
The rubber ball bounced
These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide
Resile
Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure;
He retracted his earlier statements about his religion
She abjured her beliefs
Resile
Return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed;
The rubber tubes resile
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