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renitent

[ri-nahyt-nt, ren-i-tuhnt]

adjective

resisting pressure; resistant.

persistently opposing; recalcitrant.

Origin:
1695–1705; < Latin renītent- (stem of renītēns), present participle of renītī to resist, equivalent to re- re- + nīt(ī) to strive, make an effort + -ent- -ent

Related forms

re·ni·ten·cy, re·ni·tence, noun

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renitent (rɪˈnaɪt^ənt, ˈrɛnɪtənt)

—*adj*
1.	reluctant; recalcitrant
2.	not flexible

[C18: from Latin renītī to strive afresh, from re- + nītī to endeavour]

re'nitence

—n

re'nitency

—n

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