Militate \Mil"i*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Militated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Militating.]
[L. militare, militatum, to be a
soldier, fr. miles, militis, soldier.]
To make war; to fight; to contend; -- usually followed by
against and with.
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These are great questions, where great names militate against each other. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
The invisible powers of heaven seemed to militate on the side of the pious emperor. --Gibbon. [1913 Webster]
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