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Definition of Militating

Militating
Militate Mil"i*tate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Militated; p. pr. & vb. n. Militating.] [L. militare, militatum, to be a soldier, fr. miles, militis, soldier.] 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.

Meaning of Militating from wikipedia

- trees and taxation that gave breaks to Israeli producers, factors which militated against growth. Gaza's direct exports of these products to Western markets...
- bottles and screaming throngs. Rioting seemed very possible. King's beliefs militated against his staging a violent event, and he negotiated an agreement with...
- factions emerged. al-Muntada al-Adabi, dominated by the Nashashibi family, militated for the promotion of the Arabic language and culture, for the defense...
- (or traditional) usage. Examples of the original meaning include using "militate" for "mitigate", "chronic" for "severe", "travesty" for "tragedy", "anachronism"...
- organisation under the influence of the Bulgarian Communist Party. This wing militated for a Soviet Republic of Dobruja, which would either be part of a "Balkan...
- of North Africa to promote a collective Amazigh ethnic identity and to militate for greater linguistic rights and cultural recognition. The indigenous...
- language spoken in the sub-Alpine regions of northeastern Italy, further militate against the idea of eastern origins. Pallottino, M****imo (1947). L'origine...
- the entire work is reproduced ... does not have its ordinary effect of militating against a finding of fair use. Combined with the noncommercial, nonprofit...
- continually flowing non-repeating music and art of Eno's installations militate against habituation to the work and maintain the visitors' engagement with...
- her internment, she became an influential sociologist and was active in militating for the protection of human rights. Chombart de Lauwe was born in Paris...