'Militating' definitions:
Definition of 'Militating'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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]