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budge

1  [buhj] verb, budged, budg⋅ing. (often used negatively)
Use unbudging in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to move slightly; begin to move: He stepped on the gas but the car didn't budge.
2. to change one's opinion or stated position; yield: Once her father had said “no,” he wouldn't budge.
–verb (used with object)
3. to cause to move; begin to move: It took three of them to budge the rock.
4. to cause (someone) to reconsider or change an opinion, decision, or stated position: They couldn't budge the lawyer.
Origin:
1580–90; < AF, MF bouger to stir < VL *bullicāre to bubble, freq. of L bullīre; see boil 1

Related forms:
budger, noun

Synonyms:
4. persuade, induce, move, sway, convince.
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un·budg·ing   (ŭn-bŭj'ĭng)   
adj.  Not moving or willing to move from a position or place: unbudging honesty; an unbudging foe.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

budge 
1590, from M.Fr. bougier "to move, stir," from V.L. *bullicare "to bubble, boil," from L. bullire "to boil."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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