RELUCTATE

Etymology

Verb

reluctate (third-person singular simple present reluctates, present participle reluctating, simple past and past participle reluctated)

(obsolete) To struggle against anything; to resist; to oppose.

Source: Wiktionary


Re*luc"tate (-tt), v. i. Etym: [See Reluct.]

Definition: To struggle against anything; to resist; to oppose. [Obs.] "To delude their reluctating consciences." Dr. H. More.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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