revert vs resile

revert and resile both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of revert include fall back, lapse, recidivate, regress, relapse, retrogress, go back, recover, recuperate.

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