Meaning & use
Militates
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Has a strong influence that works against something, typically used with 'against'.
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His lack of experience militates against his chances of winning the promotion.
Poor visibility militates against a safe landing tonight.
A note on using this word
Often confused with 'mitigates', which means to lessen severity rather than to argue against something.
Words with a similar meaning
counts againstweighs against
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Words with an opposite meaning
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