reluct
[ri-
luhkt
]
/rɪˈlʌkt/
verb (used without object)
1.
to struggle (against something); rebel.
2.
to object; show
reluctance
.
Origin
1520-30;
<
Latin
reluctārī,
equivalent to
re-
re-
+
luctārī
to strive, struggle, wrestle
Examples from the web for
reluct
The recovery, in wheat helped prices some, but buyers were
reluct
ant.
British Dictionary definitions for
reluct
reluct
/
rɪˈlʌkt
/
verb
(
intransitive
) (
archaic
)
1.
(
often foll by against
) to struggle or rebel
2.
to object; show reluctance
Word Origin
C16: from Latin
reluctārī
to resist, from
re-
+
luctārī
to struggle