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verb (used without object), re·cal·ci·trat·ed, re·cal·ci·trat·ing.
- to resist or oppose; show strong objection or repugnance.
“to kick out,” 1620s, from Latin recalcitratus, past participle of recalcitrare (see recalcitrant). Sense of “resist obstinately” is from 1759. Related: Recalcitrated; recalcitrating.