reluctate

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/ɹɪˈlʌkteɪt/

verb

To be reluctant; to resist or oppose.

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Meanings

verbreluctate (third-person singular simple present reluctates, present participle reluctating, simple past and past participle reluctated)

present singular third person reluctates · participle present reluctating · participle past reluctated · past reluctated

  1. obsoleteTo be reluctant; to resist or oppose.

    to delude their reluctating consciences

    1667, attributed to Richard Allestree, The Causes of the Decay of Christian Piety. […], London: […] R. Norton for T. Garthwait, […], →OCLC

Origin

See reluct.

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APA

reluctate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reluctate

MLA

“reluctate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reluctate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reluctate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reluctate.

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