militate (redirected from militates)

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.

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[Latin mlitre, mlitt-, to serve as a soldier, from mles, mlit-, soldier.]

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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.

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

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"

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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