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reluctate

[ ri-luhk-teyt ]

verb (used without object)

, Obsolete.
, re·luc·tat·ed, re·luc·tat·ing.
  1. to show reluctance.

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  • reluc·tation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of reluctate1

1635–45; < Latin reluctātus, past participle of reluctārī. See reluct, -ate 1

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