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reluctate

[ ri-luhk-teyt ]
/ rɪˈlʌk teɪt /
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verb (used without object), re·luc·tat·ed, re·luc·tat·ing.Obsolete.
to show reluctance.
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Origin of reluctate

1635–45; <Latin reluctātus, past participle of reluctārī.See reluct, -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM reluctate

re·luc·ta·tion, noun

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