MILITATE


Meaning of MILITATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mɪlɪteɪt ]

( 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

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