recalcitrate

US: (ri kal′si trāt′)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

re•cal•ci•trate  (ri kal′si trāt′), v.i., -trat•ed, -trat•ing. 

1. to resist or oppose;
   show strong objection or repugnance.

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

re•cal′ci•tra′tion, n.