Militate Definition & Meaning
militate
- verb
- have force or influence; bring about an effect or change; "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"
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- What does militate mean?
- have force or influence; bring about an effect or change; "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"
- What part of speech is militate?
- Militate is a verb.