reluct

[ ri-luhkt ]
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verb (used without object)
  1. to struggle (against something); rebel.

  2. to object; show reluctance.

Origin of reluct

1
1520–30; <Latin reluctārī, equivalent to re-re- + luctārī to strive, struggle, wrestle

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reluct

/ (rɪˈlʌkt) /


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

  2. to object; show reluctance

Origin of reluct

1
C16: from Latin reluctārī to resist, from re- + luctārī to struggle

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