Militate - definition of militate by The Free Dictionary To have force or influence; bring about an effect or a change: "The chaste banality of his prose militates against the stories' becoming literature" (Anthony Burgess) [Latin mīlitāre, mīlitāt-, to serve as a soldier, from mīles, mīlit-, soldier ] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition
militate - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Verb militate (third-person singular simple present militates, present participle militating, simple past and past participle militated) To give force or effect toward; to influence
militate - WordReference. com Dictionary of English militate ˈmɪlɪˌteɪt vb (intransitive; usually followed by against or for) (of facts, actions, etc) to have influence or effect: the evidence militated against his release
Militate - Definition, Meaning, and Examples in English To militate means to have a substantial effect or to influence a situation or outcome This term is often used in legal and formal contexts to describe how certain factors work against or support a particular decision or condition