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• militate — militate, mitigate The two words are sometimes confused (usually mitigate is used for militate) because both meanings are connected with having a reducing effect and their forms and rhythm are close. Mitigate is transitive (i.e. it takes an… …   Modern English usage

• militate against — ˈmilitate a ˌgainst [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they militate against he/she/it militates against present participle militating against past tense …   Useful english dictionary

• Militate — Mil i*tate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Militated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Militating}.] [L. militare, militatum, to be a soldier, fr. miles, militis, soldier.] To make war; to fight; to contend; usually followed by against and with. [1913 Webster] These are… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• militate — ► VERB (militate against) ▪ be a powerful or conclusive factor in preventing. USAGE On the confusion between militate and mitigate, see the note at MITIGATE(Cf. ↑mitigation). ORIGIN Latin militare wage war , from miles soldier …   English terms dictionary

• militate against — mil i*tate a*gainst , v. t. To argue against; to cast doubt on; used in reference to facts which tend to disprove a hypothesis; as, the absence of a correlation of budget deficits with inflation militates against any causal relation between the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• militate — I verb act on, affect, agitate, bring about change, carry on, contra rem facere, contrive, control, deal with, direct, engineer, handle, have effect on, have influence on, influence, interfere, manage, maneuver, manipulate, meddle, mold, operate …   Law dictionary

• militate against — index counter, counteract, countervail, oppugn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• militate — (v.) 1620s, to serve as a soldier (now rare), from L. militatum, pp. of militare serve as a soldier, from miles soldier (see MILITARY (Cf. military) (adj.)). Sense developed via conflict with, to be evidence for or against (1640s). Related:… …   Etymology dictionary

• militate / mitigate —    Militate means to influence toward or against a change : The banality of Rhoda Book s stories militated against their becoming popular.    Mitigate means to lessen, make easier, or bearable : A cold compress on your leg will mitigate the… …   Confused words

• militate / mitigate —    Militate means to influence toward or against a change : The banality of Rhoda Book s stories militated against their becoming popular.    Mitigate means to lessen, make easier, or bearable : A cold compress on your leg will mitigate the… …   Confused words

• militate — [mil′ə tāt΄] vi. militated, militating [< L militatus, pp. of militare: see MILITANT] 1. Archaic to serve as a soldier; fight ( against) 2. to be directed (against); operate or work ( against or, rarely, for): said of facts, evidence, actions …   English World dictionary