单词 | militate |
释义 | militate —militation, n. /mil"i tayt'/, v.i. , militated, militating. 1. to have a substantial effect; weigh heavily: His prison record militated against him. 2. Obs. a. to be a soldier. b. to fight for a belief. [1615-25; < L militatus (ptp. of militare to serve as a soldier), equiv. to milit- (s. of miles) soldier + -atus -ATE1] Usage. See mitigate. |
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