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Reluctate — Re*luc tate ( t?t), v. i. [See {Reluct}.] To struggle against anything; to resist; to oppose. [Obs.] To delude their reluctating consciences. Dr. H. More. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
reluctate — reluctation, n. /ri luk tayt/, v.i., reluctated, reluctating. Obs. to show reluctance. [1635 45; < L reluctatus, ptp. of reluctari. See RELUCT, ATE1] * * * … Universalium
reluctate — re·luc·tate … English syllables
reluctate — rə̇ˈləkˌtāt verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: Latin reluctatus, past participle of reluctari intransitive verb : to show reluctance : reluct transitive verb : to struggle against … Useful english dictionary
resist — I (oppose) verb assail, assault, bar, beat back, block, breast, check, combat, confront, contradict, contravene, counter, counteract, cross, defy, dissent, fight, hinder, impugn, make a stand against, obstruct, offer resistance, oppugn, parry,… … Law dictionary
oppugn — I verb aggress, assault, attack, be contrary, buck, call in question, challenge, clash, combat, conflict, confront, contend, contradict, contravene, controvert, counter, countervail, counterwork, criticize adversely, cross, deal a blow, defy,… … Law dictionary
parry — I verb avert, avoid, beat off, block, brush off, chase away, chase off, confute, counter, defendere, deflect, dodge, drive away, drive back, elude, escape, evade, fence, fend off, fight off, foil, force back, hedge, hold at bay, hold back, hold… … Law dictionary
antagonize — Synonyms and related words: aggravate, alienate, battle, be antipathetic, be inimical, beat against, beat up against, breast the wave, buck, buffet, buffet the waves, clash, close with, collide, combat, compete with, conflict, conflict with,… … Moby Thesaurus
arise — Synonyms and related words: accrue from, appear, approach, arise from, ascend, aspire, awake, bail out, be born, be contingent on, be due to, become, become manifest, become visible, begin, break cover, break forth, break out, bristle, bud from,… … Moby Thesaurus
battle — Synonyms and related words: Actium, Adrianople, Aegates Isles, Aegospotami, Agincourt, Antietam, Anzio, Arbela Gaugamela, Ardennes, Austerlitz, Ayacucho, Balaclava, Bannockburn, Bataan Corregidor, Bismarck Sea, Blenheim, Bosworth Field, Bouvines … Moby Thesaurus
