Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Recalcitrate

Recalcitrate (re*kal"si*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

Recalcitrate , intransitive verb

To kick back; to kick against anything; hence, to express repugnance or opposition.