militate

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmilitatemil‧i‧tate /ˈmɪlɪteɪt/ verb → militate against something→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusmilitate• Even the humdrum tasks are varied enough to militate against a sense of monotony.• The very size would seem to militate against action on closure, with the point of non-viability being some way off.• The two approaches are not mutually exclusive, though efficiency does tend to militate against combinations.• Equally, the extension of the traditional practice of periodic redistribution of the land between households continued to militate against individual initiative.• These provisions are likely to militate against repeat applications and unduly long orders except where strictly necessary.• Sufficient they must take; but too many would be counter-productive and would militate against surprise and secrecy.• These fundamental dissimilarities will surely militate against the two communities coming together.Origin militate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of militare; → MILITANT

单词	militate
释义	militate From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishmilitatemil‧i‧tate /ˈmɪlɪteɪt/ verb → militate against something→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusmilitate• Even the humdrum tasks are varied enough to militate against a sense of monotony.• The very size would seem to militate against action on closure, with the point of non-viability being some way off.• The two approaches are not mutually exclusive, though efficiency does tend to militate against combinations.• Equally, the extension of the traditional practice of periodic redistribution of the land between households continued to militate against individual initiative.• These provisions are likely to militate against repeat applications and unduly long orders except where strictly necessary.• Sufficient they must take; but too many would be counter-productive and would militate against surprise and secrecy.• These fundamental dissimilarities will surely militate against the two communities coming together.Origin militate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of militare; → MILITANT
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