recalcitrate vs fight back

recalcitrate and fight back both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
recalcitrate	No	No	Yes	No
fight back	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fight back is a hypernym of recalcitrate; that is, fight back is a word with a broader meaning than recalcitrate:

recalcitrate: show strong objection or repugnance; manifest vigorous opposition or resistance; be obstinately disobedient
fight back: fight against or resist strongly

Other hypernyms of recalcitrate include defend, fight, fight down, oppose.

recalcitrate (verb)	fight back (verb)
show strong objection or repugnance; manifest vigorous opposition or resistance; be obstinately disobedient	fight against or resist strongly
	defend oneself