recalcitrate
Americanverb (used without object)
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Etymology
Origin of recalcitrate
1615–25; < Latin recalcitrātus, past participle of recalcitrāre; see recalcitrant, -ate 1
Example Sentences
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He braced his feet and stood his ground, and made the wise men wait, While with his heels at all around he did recalcitrate.
From The Poems of Henry Van Dyke by Van Dyke, Henry
Here, dear Christopher, I recalcitrate, and decline printing the rest of the sentence; but as to "Things in General"—I am somewhat smitten with the suggestion.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 by Various
Still there are some left who recalcitrate pertinaciously, clinging convulsively with hands and feet to their old ignorance.
From Erasmus and the Age of Reformation by Huizinga, Johan
Whilst in Europe the same classes sometimes recalcitrate even against the supreme power, the American submits without a murmur to the authority of the pettiest magistrate.
From Democracy in America — Volume 1 by Reeves, Henry
And the West is kicking, kicking with both feet, kicking like a bay steer who has a kick coming and knows how to recalcitrate.
From Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 by Brann, William Cowper
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