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reluct

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re·luct  (r-lkt)
intr.v. re·luct·ed, re·luct·ing, re·lucts
To show reluctance or repugnance.

[Latin reluctr : re-, re- + luctr, to struggle.]

reluct [rɪˈlʌkt]
vb (intr) Archaic
1. (often foll by against) to struggle or rebel
2. to object; show reluctance
[from Latin reluctārī to resist, from re- + luctārī to struggle]


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