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renitenceenUK
ren·i·tent R0151800 (rĕn′ĭ-tənt, rĭ-nīt′nt)adj.1. Resistant to physical pressure; not pliant.2. Reluctant to yield or be swayed; recalcitrant. [Latin renītēns, renītent-, present participle of renītī, to resist : re-, re- + nītī, to press forward.] ren′i·tence, ren′i·ten·cy n.ThesaurusrenitencenounThe act of resisting:opposition, renitency, resistance.
renitenceenUK Related to renitence: penitence, high handedSynonyms for renitencenoun the act of resistingSynonyms- opposition
- renitency
- resistance
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