Bible Dictionaries
Recalcitrate

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(v. i.) To kick back; to kick against anything; hence, to express repugnance or opposition.

(2):

(v. t.) To kick against; to show repugnance to; to rebuff.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Recalcitrate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​r/recalcitrate.html. 1828.