mil·i·tate
verb/ˈmɪlɪteɪt/
/ˈmɪlɪteɪt/
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin militat- ‘served as a soldier’, from the verb militare, from miles, milit- ‘soldier’.
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they militate | /ˈmɪlɪteɪt/ /ˈmɪlɪteɪt/ |
| he / she / it militates | /ˈmɪlɪteɪts/ /ˈmɪlɪteɪts/ |
| past simple militated | /ˈmɪlɪteɪtɪd/ /ˈmɪlɪteɪtɪd/ |
| past participle militated | /ˈmɪlɪteɪtɪd/ /ˈmɪlɪteɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form militating | /ˈmɪlɪteɪtɪŋ/ /ˈmɪlɪteɪtɪŋ/ |