What does militate mean?
Militate means To give force or effect toward; to influence..
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/ˈmɪlɪteɪt/ · verb
To give force or effect toward; to influence..
to militate in favor of a particular result
to militate against the possibility of his election
The 8-ft. singles were pre-eminently express engines, and were not satisfactory on secondary duties where frequent stops were called for, which militated against their being retained in service.
It has been at least an academic tradition, if no more, that mathematical studies militate against amatory inclinations.
There are no missing values for burglary victimization in the data, whereas there are ten missing values for robbery―and as many for physical assault. This fact would militate in favor of using burglary as the independent variable.
There are a number of theoretical concerns which might seem to militate against the successful creation of a dictionary of Indian English.
This..moues many Italian Caualiers to militate in the warres of Holland.
Use militate when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Militate means To give force or effect toward; to influence..
Common synonyms include mitigate.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
to militate in favor of a particular result
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