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Webster 1913 Edition
Renitent
Re-ni′tent
(-tent)
, Adj.
[L.
renitens
, -entis
, p. pr. of renit
to strive or struggle against, resist; pref. re-
re- + niti
to struggle or strive: cf. F. rénitent
.] 1.
Resisting pressure or the effect of it; acting against impulse by elastic force.
“[Muscles] soft and yet renitent.” Ray.
2.
Persistently opposed.
Webster 1828 Edition
Renitent
REN'ITENT
,Adj.