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Recalcitrate

Rē-cāl'ci-trāte, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [Lat. recalcitrare, recalcitratum; re and calcitrare, to kick; calx, heel.] To kick against; to show repugnance to; to rebuff.

The more heartily did one disdain his disdain, and recalcitrate his tricks. De Quincey.

Rē-cāl'ci-trāte, v. i.

verbintransitive

To kick back; to kick against any thing; hence, to express repugnance.