MILITATING

Verb

militating

present participle of militate

Anagrams

• limitating

Source: Wiktionary


MILITATE

Mil"i*tate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Militated; p. pr. & vb. n. Militating.] Etym: [L. militare, militatum, to be a soldier, fr. miles, militis, soldier.]

Definition: To make war; to fight; to contend; -- usually followed by against and with. These are great questions, where great names militate against each other. Burke. The invisible powers of heaven seemed to militate on the side of the pious emperor. Gibbon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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