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Thesaurus: militate

To make war; to fight; to contend; -- usually followed by against and with.

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  1. v. i. To make war; to fight; to contend; -- usually followed by against and with.
  2. v. have force or influence; bring about an effect or change
  3. To make war; to fight; to contend; -- usually followed by against and with. These are great questions, where great names militate against each other. Burke. The invisible powers of heaven seemed to militate on the side of the pious emperor. Gibbon.
  4. To make war; to fight; to contend; -- usually followed byagainst and with.These are great questions, where great names militate against eachother. Burke.The invisible powers of heaven seemed to militate on the side of thepious emperor. Gibbon.
  5. v:100 v. have force or influence; bring about an effect or change