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recalcitrate

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[ri-kal-si-treyt] / rɪˈkæl sɪˌtreɪt /

verb (used without object)

recalcitrated, recalcitrating

  1. to resist or oppose; show strong objection or repugnance.

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Etymology

Origin of recalcitrate

1615–25; < Latin recalcitrātus, past participle of recalcitrāre; see recalcitrant, -ate 1

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