verb · intransitive · rare

militate

militate · militates · militated · militating

зменшувати, полегшувати, пом'якшувати

способствовать, мешать, препятствовать, быть помехой

lindern, mildern, abschwächen

To give force or effect towardTo give force or effect toward; to influence.

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/ˈmɪlɪteɪt/

» Zebras become progressively more ill-tempered as they age, which militates against their domestication.

Meaning

2 senses

To give force or effect toward; to influence.
to militate in favor of a particular result
Trade sanctions militate against international cooperation.
спосо́бствоватьsposóbstvovatʹ, препя́тствоватьprepjátstvovatʹ, быть поме́хойbytʹ poméxoj
have force or influence; bring about an effect or change
(obsolete)To serve as a soldier or participate in warfare.

Examples

4 sentences

Zebras become progressively more ill-tempered as they age, which militates against their domestication.
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Everything militated against his success.
deAlles sprach gegen seinen Erfolg.
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Everything militates against his success.
deAlles spricht gegen seinen Erfolg.
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This criticism in no way militates against a different judgement of another group of works.
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Translations

2 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

to influence:

Origin

First attested in 1598; borrowed from Latin mīlitātus, perfect passive participle from mīl

First attested in 1598; borrowed from Latin mīlitātus, perfect passive participle from mīlitō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Semantically from its cognate, French militer.

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