renounce vs resile

renounce and resile both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
renounce	No	No	Yes	No
resile	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, resile is a hyponym of renounce; that is, resile is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than renounce:

renounce: cast off
resile: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure

renounce (verb)	resile (verb)
cast off	return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed
turn away from; give up	formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily	spring back; spring away from an impact
give up, such as power, as of monarchs and emperors, or duties and obligations	pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.