recalcitrate

[ ri-kal-si-treyt ]

/ rɪˈkæl sɪˌtreɪt /

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verb (used without object), re·cal·ci·trat·ed, re·cal·ci·trat·ing.

to resist or oppose; show strong objection or repugnance.

RELATED WORDS

contravene, violate, defy, infringe, evade, flout, ignore, overstep, misbehave, transgress, decline, differ, balk, riot, withstand, disagree, object, revolutionize, desert, resist

Nearby words

rec room, rec., rec. sec., recalcification, recalcitrant, recalcitrate, recalculate, recalesce, recalescence, recall, recamier

Origin of recalcitrate

1615–25; < Latin recalcitrātus, past participle of recalcitrāre; see recalcitrant, -ate¹

Related forms

re·cal·ci·tra·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for recalcitrate

Still there are some left who recalcitrate pertinaciously, clinging convulsively with hands and feet to their old ignorance.
Erasmus and the Age of Reformation|Johan Huizinga