单词	militate
释义	militatemil‧i‧tate /ˈmɪlɪteɪt/ verb Word Origin WORD ORIGINmilitate Origin: 1500-1600 Latin past participle of militare; ➔ MILITANT Verb Table VERB TABLE militate Simple Form Present I, you, we, they militate he, she, it militates Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they militated Present perfect I, you, we, they have militated he, she, it has militated Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had militated Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will militate Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have militated Continuous Form Present I am militating he, she, it is militating you, we, they are militating Past I, he, she, it was militating you, we, they were militating Present perfect I, you, we, they have been militating he, she, it has been militating Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been militating Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be militating Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been militating Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Equally, the extension of the traditional practice of periodic redistribution of the land between households continued to militate against individual initiative. Even the humdrum tasks are varied enough to militate against a sense of monotony. Sufficient they must take; but too many would be counter-productive and would militate against surprise and secrecy. The two approaches are not mutually exclusive, though efficiency does tend to militate against combinations. The very size would seem to militate against action on closure, with the point of non-viability being some way off. These fundamental dissimilarities will surely militate against the two communities coming together. These provisions are likely to militate against repeat applications and unduly long orders except where strictly necessary. militate against something phrasal verb formal to prevent something or make it less likely to happen:  Environmental factors militate against building the power station in this area.
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