rĕ-nītor, nīti
* V. dep. n., to strive or struggle against, to withstand, resist (rare and not ante-Aug.; syn.: resisto, adversor, reluctor).
* Lit.: quoniam alter motus alteri renititur,Plin. 2, 82, 84, § 198; 16, 42, 81, § 222; so, os (specillo),Cels. 5, 28, 12.
* Trop.: cum illi renitentes pactos dicerent sese,Liv. 5, 49 Drak.: renitentibus vobis,Curt. 6, 3, 5; Plin. 8, 32, 50, § 118: quo renitente,Amm. 31, 12, 15; 31, 13, 10.