"militate" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ˈmɪlɪteɪt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-militate.wav Forms: militates [present, singular, third-person], militating [participle, present], militated [participle, past], militated [past]
Etymology: From Latin mīlitātus, from mīlitō. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|mīlitātus}} Latin mīlitātus Head templates: {{en-verb}} militate (third-person singular simple present militates, present participle militating, simple past and past participle militated)
  1. To give force or effect toward; to influence. Synonyms: mitigate Translations (to influence): преча (preča) (Bulgarian), препятствам (prepjatstvam) (Bulgarian), militer (French), στρατεύομαι (stratévomai) (Greek), αντιστρατεύομαι (antistratévomai) (Greek), спосо́бствовать (sposóbstvovatʹ) (note: in favor) [imperfective] (Russian), препя́тствовать (prepjátstvovatʹ) (english: against) [imperfective] (Russian), быть поме́хой (bytʹ poméxoj) (english: against) [imperfective] (Russian), меша́ть (mešátʹ) (english: against) [imperfective] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-militate-en-verb-4O8USAFV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of 'to influence': 98 2
  2. (obsolete) To serve as a soldier or participate in warfare. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-militate-en-verb-Sti87c-F

Inflected forms

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