MILITATE AGAINST (SOMETHING)

Meaning of MILITATE AGAINST (SOMETHING) in English

militate against something phrasal verb formal ( see also ↑ militate )

to prevent something or make it less likely to happen:

Environmental factors militate against building the power station in this area.

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MILITATE — combatter, oposir
English interlingue dictionary
MILITATE — intransitive verb (-tated; -tating) Etymology: Latin militatus, past participle of militare to engage in warfare, from milit-, miles Date: circa …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
AGAINST — I. əˈgen(t)st, -nzt also -ān- or ( less often in stand than in substand speech ) -in- preposition Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MILITATE — ˈmiləˌtāt, usu -ād.+V intransitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Latin militatus, past participle of militare, from milit-, miles soldier; perhaps …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MILITATE — (v. i.) To make war; to fight; to contend; -- usually followed by against and with.
Английский словарь Webster
AGAINST — (prep.) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in …
Английский словарь Webster
MILITATE — ( v. i. ) To make war; to fight; to contend; -- usually followed by against and with.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AGAINST — ( prep. ) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MILITATE — — militation , n. /mil"i tayt'/ , v.i. , militated, militating . 1. to have a substantial effect; weigh heavily: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AGAINST — /euh genst", euh gaynst"/ , prep. 1. in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MILITATE — v. work for or against something
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
AGAINST — I. ə-ˈgen(t)st, -ˈgin(t)st, -ˈgān(t)st preposition Etymology: Middle English, alteration of againes, from again Date: 13th century 1. a. : in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MILITATE — intransitive verb ( -tat·ed ; -tat·ing ) Etymology: Latin militatus, past participle of militare to engage in warfare, from milit-, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MILITATE — vi to make war; to fight; to contend; usually followed by against and with.
Webster English vocab
AGAINST — prep by of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when. 2. …
Webster English vocab
MILITATE — ■ verb ( ~ against ) (of a fact or circumstance) be a powerful or conclusive factor in preventing. Origin …
Concise Oxford English vocab
MILITATE — [mil.i.tate] vi -tat.ed ; -tat.ing [L militatus, pp. of militare to engage in warfare, fr. milit-, miles] (1642): to have …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MILITATE — mili|tate BrE AmE ˈmɪl ɪ |teɪt -ə- ▷ mili|tated teɪt ɪd -əd AmE teɪt̬ əd ▷ mili|tates teɪts ▷ mili|tating …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SOMETHING — / ˈsʌmθɪŋ; NAmE / pronoun , adverb ■ pronoun 1. a thing that is not known or mentioned by name …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MILITATE — / ˈmɪlɪteɪt; NAmE / verb • PHRASAL VERBS - militate against sth •• WORD ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from Latin …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGAINST — / əˈgenst; NAmE ; əˈgeɪnst/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of against in phrasal verbs, look at …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SOMETHING
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MILITATE — mil ‧ i ‧ tate /ˈmɪləteɪt, ˈmɪlɪteɪt/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: past participle …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AGAINST — a ‧ gainst S1 W1 /əˈɡenst, əˈɡeɪnst $ əˈɡenst/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: againes 'against' (11-16 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MILITATE — v.intr. (usu. foll. by against) (of facts or evidence) have force or effect (what you say militates against our opinion). …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AGAINST — prep. 1 in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MILITATE — v.intr. (usu. foll. by against) (of facts or evidence) have force or effect (what you say militates against our opinion). …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AGAINST — prep. 1 in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MILITATE — v.intr. (usu. foll. by against) (of facts or evidence) have force or effect (what you say militates against our opinion). …
Oxford English vocab
AGAINST — prep. 1. in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Oxford English vocab
SOMETHING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use something to refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MILITATE — ( militates, militating, militated) To militate against something means to make it less possible or likely. To militate against someone …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGAINST — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MILITATE — (~s, militating, ~d) To ~ against something means to make it less possible or likely. To ~ against someone means …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SOMETHING — pronoun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES ... or anything/something spoken (= or something of the same kind ) ▪ Would you …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MILITATE — verb EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Equally, the extension of the traditional practice of periodic redistribution of the land between households …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AGAINST — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES against all odds (= despite something seeming very unlikely ) ▪ Against all odds, he …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SOMETHING — [pronoun] - an object, situation, quality or action which is not exactly known or statedThere's something sharp in my shoe.Something …
Cambridge English vocab
MILITATE — against [phrasal verb] [T] [formal] - (of a situation, event etc.) to make (something) less likely to happen or succeedThe …
Cambridge English vocab
AGAINST — (TOUCHING) [preposition] - next to and touching or being supported by (something)It would save space if we put the bed …
Cambridge English vocab
MILITATE — Synonyms and related words : act, aid, be effective, be in action, cancel out, count, counter, countervail, discourage, favor, foil, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MILITATE — v. Function: verb Synonyms: WEIGH 3, count, tell
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AGAINST — adv. butt against inveigh against over against rise against
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AGAINST — adv. Function: preposition 1 directly opposite FF1C; stood against the crowd and shouted for order FF1E; Synonyms: contra, facing, fronting, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AGAINST — preposition 1. directly opposite stood against the crowd and shouted for order Synonyms: contra, facing, fronting, over against, toward, vis-à-vis …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
AGAINST — • ↑ as against • ↑ be against • ↑ be against/be opposed to • ↑ come up against • …
Longman Activator English vocab
AGAINST — adv. 25B6; preposition a number of delegates were against the motion : OPPOSED TO, in opposition to, hostile to, averse …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MILITATE — v. 1 Usually, militate against. discourage, work or go or operate against, foil, counter, countervail, cancel (out), reduce (possibility of), …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SOMETHING — 1. мест.; неопред.; как сущ. кое-что, нечто, что-нибудь, что-то; до некоторой степени He is something of an artist. ≈ Он …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
MILITATE — гл. 1) препятствовать, мешать (чему-л.)} Syn : hinder, prevent 2) свидетельствовать, говорить против (об уликах, фактах и т. п.) (against) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AGAINST — предл. 1) значение нахождения на определенном месте, в определенной позиции а) прямо напротив, лицом к, перед чем-л. тж. over against …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SOMETHING — something.ogg 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MILITATE — militate.ogg ʹmılıteıt v 1. (against) препятствовать to militate against the success of the plan - препятствовать успешному осуществлению /выполнению/ плана …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AGAINST — against.ogg əʹge(ı)nst prep указывает на 1. противодействие чему-л. или несогласие с чем-л. 1> против to fight against smb., smth. - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
MILITATE — гл.1) препятствовать, мешать (чему-л.) Syn:hinder, prevent 2) свидетельствовать, говорить против (об уликах, фактах и т. п.) ( against) Lack of …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AGAINST — against предл.1) значение нахождения на определенном месте, в определенной позиции а) прямо напротив, лицом к, перед чем-л. тж. over against …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SOMETHING — 1. ʹsʌmθıŋ n 1. какая-л. должность, какое-л. положение ( где-л. ) he is something in the Record Office - он …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MILITATE — v 1. (against) препятствовать to militate against the success of the plan - препятствовать успешному осуществлению /выполнению/ плана the bad …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AGAINST — prep указывает на 1. противодействие чему-л. или несогласие с чем-л. 1> против to fight against smb., smth. - бороться против …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
MILITATE — гл. 1) препятствовать, мешать ( чему-л. ) Syn: hinder , prevent 2) свидетельствовать, говорить против ( об уликах, фактах и …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AGAINST — предл. 1) значение нахождения на определенном месте, в определенной позиции а) прямо напротив, лицом к, перед чем-л. тж. over against …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
MILITATE — гл. 1) препятствовать, мешать (чему-л.) Syn: hinder, prevent 2) свидетельствовать, говорить против (об уликах, фактах и т. п.) (against) Lack of money has militated against …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AGAINST — предл. 1) значение нахождения на определенном месте, в определенной позиции а) прямо напротив, лицом к, перед чем-л. тж. over against In a direct …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AGAINST — _prep. 1> указывает на противоположное направление или положение против; against the hair - против волокна или шерсти; _перен. против шерсти; …
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