militated

verb

SayMIL-i-tay-tid/ˈmɪlɪteɪtɪd/

1 meaning of militated

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verb
Past tense and past participle of militate. Use it when something made a result less or more likely.
The heavy rain militated against an early start to the game.
Her lack of experience militated against her getting the job.

militate, verb: To make something more likely or less likely to happen. Full entry

Forms: militatemilitates he/she/itmilitating -ing formmilitated past tense, past participle
Spelling: militate → militated: add -d
Sound: The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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