ALL meanings of militate
mil·i·tate
M m - noun militate (of a fact or circumstance) Be a powerful or conclusive factor in preventing. 1
- verb without object militate to have a substantial effect; weigh heavily: His prison record militated against him. 1
- verb without object militate Obsolete. to be a soldier. to fight for a belief. 1
- noun militate See mitigate. 1
- intransitive verb militate effect change 1
- verb militate To militate against something means to make it less possible or likely. To militate against someone means to prevent them from achieving something. 0
- verb militate (of facts, actions, etc) to have influence or effect 0
- intransitive verb militate to serve as a soldier; fight (against) 0
- intransitive verb militate to be directed (against); operate or work (against or, rarely, for) 0