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reluct

[ri-luhkt]

verb (used without object)

to struggle (against something); rebel.

to object; show reluctance.

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

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reluct (rɪˈlʌkt)

—vb
1.	(often foll by against) to struggle or rebel
2.	to object; show reluctance

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

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