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   Militate , 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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