Definition of Militates

1. Verb. (third-person singular of militate) ¹

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Definition of Militates

1. militate [v] - See also: militate

Lexicographical Neighbors of Militates

military service
military spouse
military strength
military tactics
military time
military training
military tribunal
military uniform
military unit
military vehicle
military volunteer
militarylike
militarywise
militate
militated
militates (current term)
militating
militation
militations
militerisation
militerisations
militia
militialike
militiaman
militiamen
militias
militiate
militiawoman
militiawomen
militician

Literary usage of Militates

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Errors of Hopkinsianism Detected and Refuted by Nathan Bangs, Seth Williston (1815)
"It militates against the justice of God,accord- ing to your own assertion in page 67, where you say, " Impartiality requires that all innocent persons ..."

2. Principles and Acts of the Revolution in America: Or, An Attempt to Collect by Hezekiah Niles (1822)
"... on the one side, and by the general assemblies of this continent, on the other, greatly militates, and is productive of this unhappy contention, ..."

3. Religion in America: Or an Account of the Origin, Relation to the State, and by Robert Baird (1844)
"My object is - simply to show how it operates as one of the greatest obstacles to the promotion of religion ; and, as such, militates against the success of ..."

4. The National Review edited by Richard Holt Hutton, Walter Bagehot (1860)
"... a document which sadly militates against the doctrine of papal irresponsibility : " To the Sovereign Pontiff and Universal Father [Papa], the Lord John ..."

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