resile vs revert

resile and revert both are verbs.

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

As verbs, revert is a hypernym of resile; that is, revert is a word with a broader meaning than resile:

resile: return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed
revert: go back to a previous state

Other hypernyms of resile include regress, retrovert, return, turn back.

resile (verb)	revert (verb)
return to the original position or state after being stretched or compressed	go back to a previous state
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure	undergo reversion, as in a mutation
spring back; spring away from an impact
pull out from an agreement, contract, statement, etc.