Both Uses of
militate
in
Middlemarch
- 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."†
Chpt 3
- She felt that she had spoken as impressively as it was necessary to do, and that in using the superior word "militate" she had thrown a noble drapery over a mass of particulars which were still evident enough.†
Chpt 3 *
Definition:
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(militate) have force or influence -- especially against something