militate
English
Etymology
From Latin mīlitātus, from mīlitō. Originally meant "to be a soldier; to fight".
Verb
militate (third-person singular simple present militates, present participle militating, simple past and past participle militated)
- To give force or effect toward; to influence.
- to militate in favor of a particular result
- to militate against the possibility of his election
- 2012, James Lambert, “Beyond Hobson-Jobson: A new lexicography for Indian English”, in World Englishes, page 308:
- There are a number of theoretical concerns which might seem to militate against the successful creation of a dictionary of Indian English.
- (obsolete) To fight.
Translations
to influence
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Anagrams
- limitate
Esperanto
Adverb
militate
- present adverbial passive participle of militi
Italian
Verb
militate
- second-person plural present indicative of militare
- second-person plural imperative of militare
- feminine plural of militato
Anagrams
- limitate
- metilati
Latin
Participle
mīlitāte
- vocative masculine singular of mīlitātus