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
(obsolete) To fight.

Translations

to influence

French: militer (fr)
Greek: στρατεύομαι (el) (stratévomai), αντιστρατεύομαι (el) (antistratévomai)

Russian: спосо́бствовать (перед in favor of) (sposóbstvovatʹ (pered in favor of)), препя́тствовать, быть поме́хой (перед against) (prepjátstvovatʹ, bytʹ poméxoj (pered against)),

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

Latin

Participle

mīlitāte

vocative masculine singular of mīlitātus

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