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militates

verb
SayMIL-i-tayts/ˈmɪlɪteɪts/

1 meaning of militates

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  1. 1
    verb
    Third-person singular simple present of militate. Use it after he, she, it, or one thing.

    The small kitchen militates against cooking big family meals.

    Living far from town militates against having a social life.

militates is a form of militate

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 → militates: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /s/.

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