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militate
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mil·i·tate  (ml-tt)
intr.v. mil·i·tat·ed, mil·i·tat·ing, mil·i·tates
To have force or influence; bring about an effect or a change: "All these factors militated to a different targeting priority" (Tom Clancy). "The chaste banality of his prose . . . militates against the stories' becoming literature" (Anthony Burgess).
[Latin mlitre, mlitt-, to serve as a soldier, from mles, mlit-, soldier.]
militate [ˈmɪlɪˌteɪt]
vb
(intr; usually foll by against or for) (of facts, actions, etc.) to have influence or effect the evidence militated against his release
[from Latin mīlitātus, from mīlitāre to be a soldier]
militation  n
Usage: See at mitigate
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Verb1.militate - have force or influence; bring about an effect or change; "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"
act upon, influence, work - have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate"
militate
verb
militate against something counteract, conflict with, contend with, count against, oppose, counter, resist, be detrimental to, weigh against, tell against Her background militates against her. see mitigate
Translations
militate [ˈmɪlɪteɪt] VI to militate against → militar en contra de
militate
vi to militate against/in favour (Brit) or favor (US) of something → für/gegen etw sprechen
militate [ˈmɪlɪˌteɪt] vi to militate against → pregiudicare, essere di ostacolo a
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So regardless how meticulous Treadaway may appear to have been in his descriptions of society on Tikopia, the shallowness of his knowledge of the Melanesian region and people militates against taking his work seriously.
Melanesia, not Polynesia by Schaper, Peter / New Internationalist
He told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "We have to look at a situation where we change this whole concept and look at the way the benefit militates against people returning to work.
'Bold' move on benefits by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
However, one aspect of today's game militates against successful punting more than anything encountered in the 1980s: the proliferation of red cards.
Punters see red by The Racing Post (London, England)
 
 
 
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