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militate |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Militate \Mil"i*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Militated}; p. pr & vb n. {Militating}.] [L. militare, militatum to be a soldier, fr miles, militis, soldier.] To make war; to fight; to contend; -- usually followed by against and with These are great questions, where great names militate against each other --Burke. The invisible powers of heaven seemed to militate on the side of the pious emperor. --Gibbon. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: militate v : have force or influence; bring about an effect or change; "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"
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