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Militate
militate
(militates, militating, militated) To militate against something means to make it less possible or likely. To militate against someone means to prevent them from achieving something. (FORMAL) Her background militates against her... We can never promise to sail anywhere in particular, because the weather might militate against it. VERB: V against n, V against n
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intransitive verb (-tated; -tating) Etymology: Latin militatus, past participle of militare to engage in warfare, from milit-, miles Date: circa 1600 to have weight or effect his boyish appearance ~d against his getting an early promotion Usage: see mitigate ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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v.intr. (usu. foll. by against) (of facts or evidence) have force or effect (what you say militates against our opinion). Usage Often confused with mitigate. Etymology: L militare militat- f. miles militis soldier ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. (against) препятствовать to militate against the success of the plan —- препятствовать успешному осуществлению (выполнению) плана the bad weather militated against the festivities —- плохая погода помешала празднику 2. (against) свидетельствовать, говорить против (об уликах, фактах) facts that militate against the defendant —- факты, говорящие против подсудимого 3. уст. бороться, сражаться, воевать ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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v. 1) препятствовать 2) свидетельствовать, говорить против (об уликах, фактах и т.п.) (against); Lack of money has militated against increasing the number of workers. 3) бороться, воевать ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ v militate against phr v formal to prevent something or make it less likely to happen (Environmental factors militate against building the power station in this area.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 1625, from L. militatum, pp. of militare "serve as a soldier," from miles "soldier" (see military). Sense developed via "conflict with," to "be evidence against," to "make unlikely" (20c.). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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