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verb (used without object), mil·i·tat·ed, mil·i·tat·ing.
1.
to have a substantial effect; weigh heavily: His prison record militated against him.
2.
Obsolete.
a.
to be a soldier.
b.
to fight for a belief.
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militate
1625, "to serve as a soldier," from L. militatum, pp. of militare "serve as a soldier," from miles "soldier" (see military). Sense developed via "conflict with," to "be evidence" (for or against), 1642.
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