militate

English

Etymology

From Latin mīlitātus, from mīlitō. Originally meant "be a soldier; fight".

Verb

militate (third-person singular simple present militates, present participle militating, simple past and past participle militated)

1. To give force or effect toward; to influence.

   To militate in favor of a particular result.

   To militate against the possibility of his election.

2. (obsolete) To fight.

Translations

to influence

• French: militer (fr)
• Greek: στρατεύομαι (el) (stratévomai), αντιστρατεύομαι (el) (antistratévomai)

• Russian: спосо́бствовать (перед in favor of) (sposóbstvovatʹ (pered in favor of)), препя́тствовать, быть поме́хой (перед against) (prepjátstvovatʹ, bytʹ poméxoj (pered against)),

Anagrams

• limitate

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Esperanto

Adverb

militate

1. present adverbial passive participle of militi

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Italian

Verb

militate

1. second-person plural present indicative of militare
2. second-person plural imperative of militare
3. feminine plural of militato

Anagrams

• limitate
• metilati

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Latin

Participle

mīlitāte

1. vocative masculine singular of mīlitātus