• (v. t.) To kick against; to show repugnance to; to rebuff. • (v. i.) To kick back; to kick against anything; hence, to express repugnance or opposition. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/recalcitrate/
Re·cal'ci·trate (-trāt) transitive verb To kick against; to show repugnance to; to rebuff. « The more heartily did one disdain his disdain, and recalcitrate his tricks.» De Quincey. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/21
Re·cal'ci·trate intransitive verb To kick back; to kick against anything; hence, to express repugnance or opposition. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/21