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41go against — Synonyms and related words: antagonize, be antipathetic, be at cross purposes, be inimical, beat against, clash, collide, conflict, conflict with, confute, contradict, contrapose, contravene, counter, counteract, counterattack, counterpose,… …
42work against — Synonyms and related words: antagonize, be antipathetic, be inimical, beat against, clash, collide, conflict, conflict with, confute, contradict, contrapose, contravene, counter, counteract, counterattack, counterpose, countervail, counterwork,… …
43mitigate, militate — These look alikes are easily confused. Mitigate means to lessen, to soften, to moderate : Because the culprit readily confessed his guilt, the judge mitigated the sentence. Militate means to have effect or influence, to operate against or for… …
44make against — To militate or tell against • • • Main Entry: ↑make …
45mitigate — 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… …
46Militated — 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]… …
47Militating — 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]… …
48List of commonly misused English words — This is a list of English words which are commonly misused. It is meant to include only words whose misuse is deprecated by most usage writers, editors, and other professional linguists of Standard English. It is possible that some of the… …
49mitigate — [ mɪtɪgeɪt] verb [often as adjective mitigating] make less severe, serious, or painful. Derivatives mitigable adjective mitigation noun mitigator noun mitigatory adjective …
50Consent (in Canon Law) — • The deliberate agreement required of those concerned in legal transactions in order to legalize such actions Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Consent (in Canon Law) Consent (in …
