militate+against
11militate — 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… …
12Militate — 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… …
13militate — ► 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 …
14militate — [[t]mɪ̱lɪteɪt[/t]] militates, militating, militated VERB To militate against something means to make it less possible or likely. To militate against someone means to prevent them from achieving something. [FORMAL] [V against n] Her background… …
15militate — mil|i|tate [ˈmılıteıt] v militate against [militate against sth] phr v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of militare; MILITANT] to prevent something or make it less likely to happen ▪ Environmental factors militate against… …
16militate — v Usu. militate against operate against, go against, side against, war against, contend against; contradict, belie, counter, work against, traverse, cross, not conduce to; rebuff, spurn, foil, counteract; countervail, counterpoise, cancel out,… …
17militate — v. (d; intr.) to militate against (see the Usage Note for mitigate) * * * [ mɪlɪteɪt] (d; intr.) to militate against (see the Usage Note for mitigate) …
18militate — verb militate against phrasal verb (T) formal to prevent something or make it less likely to happen: Environmental factors militate against building the power station in this area …
19militate — UK [ˈmɪlɪteɪt] / US [ˈmɪlɪˌteɪt] verb Word forms militate : present tense I/you/we/they militate he/she/it militates present participle militating past tense militated past participle militated Phrasal verbs: militate against …
20militate — mil|i|tate [ mılı,teıt ] verb militate a,gainst phrasal verb transitive FORMAL militate against something to make something more difficult to do or less likely to happen …
