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.

Origin of recalcitrate

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

OTHER WORDS FROM recalcitrate

re·cal·ci·tra·tion, noun

Words nearby recalcitrate

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

Words related to recalcitrate

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

Example sentences 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