Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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verb
To exit, cancel, or draw back from a lease or contract.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada
Topics: law
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verb
To rebound; to bounce back.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literary, uncommon
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verb
To reecho, to support or amplify through similar exposition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: literary, uncommon
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verb
To make or become resilient.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: nonstandard, uncommon
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History
From French résilier (“cancel, annul, invalidate”).
From Latin resiliō (“leap or spring back; rebound”).
