Militate \MIL-ih-tayt\ (intransitive verb) - To have force or influence.
"Where you frequent a house it may militate very much against a girl's making a desirable settlement in life, and prevent her from accepting offers even if they are made." -- George Eliot,
'Middlemarch' Militate comes from Latin militatus, past participle of militare, "to serve as a soldier," from miles, milit-, "a soldier."
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