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What does recalcitrate mean?

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Verb
  1. (intransitive) To kick back; to kick against anything.
  2. (transitive, by extension) To express repugnance or opposition.
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The more one was indignant at being the object of such a man's contempt, the more heartily did one disdain his disdain, and recalcitrate his kicks.
Still there are some left who recalcitrate pertinaciously, clinging convulsively with hands and feet to their old ignorance.
Although there are still organics in the effluent of treated DFW, which can be used as electron donor, they generally recalcitrate against biodegradation.

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