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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
Verb
[-tating, -tated] (of facts or events) to have a strong influence or effect: our position militated against counter-attacks
USAGE: See at mitigate.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 see see, mitigate
Translations

militate [ˈmɪlɪteɪt] vi to militate against → militar en contra de
militate [ˈmɪlɪteɪt] vi to militate against → militer contre
militate [ˈmɪlɪteɪt] vi to militate against → negative Auswirkungen haben auf +acc
militate [ˈmɪlɪteɪt] vi to militate against → essere d'ostacolo a

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