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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
act, aid, be effective, be in action, cancel out, count, counter, countervail, discourage, favor, foil, function, further, go, have effect, have free play, have play, help, hinder, militate against, operate, oppose, percolate, perform, perk, play, prevent, promote, resist, run, take effect, tell, tick, work
Dictionary Results for militate:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
militate
    v 1: have force or influence; bring about an effect or change;
         "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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         The invisible powers of heaven seemed to militate on
         the side of the pious emperor.           --Gibbon.
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