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reluct

American  
[ri-luhkt] / rɪˈlʌkt /

verb (used without object)

  1. to struggle (against something); rebel.

  2. to object; show reluctance.

reluct British  
/ rɪˈlʌkt /

verb

  1. (often foll by against) to struggle or rebel

  2. to object; show reluctance

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Etymology

Origin of reluct

1520–30; < Latin reluctārī, equivalent to re- re- + luctārī to strive, struggle, wrestle

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