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What (who) is militate - definition
militate
v. (d; intr.) to militate against (see the Usage Note for mitigate)
militate
(militates, militating, militated)
To militate against something means to make it less possible or likely. To militate against someone means to prevent them from achieving something. (FORMAL)
Her background militates against her...
We can never promise to sail anywhere in particular, because the weather might militate against it.
VERB: V against n, V against n
militate
¦ verb (militate against) (of a fact or circumstance) be a powerful or conclusive factor in preventing.
Origin
C16: from L. militat-, militare 'serve as a soldier', from miles, milit- 'soldier'.
Usage
The verbs militate and mitigate are often confused. See usage at mitigate.
Examples of use of militate
1. But several factors militate against this exclusion.
2. Masculine pride may militate against such sage admissions.
3. I agree the human rights of these individuals, if considered absolute, would militate against their deportation.
4. Pre–election power struggles on both sides also militate against viable peacemaking anytime soon.
5. Elsewhere, there are also complicated issues of ethnicity and nationalism that militate against loyalty to Tehran.