From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Militate \Mil"i*tate\, verb (used without an object) [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.
These are great questions, where great names militate against each other. --Burke.
The invisible powers of heaven seemed to militate on the side of the pious emperor. --Gibbon.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
militate
verb: have force or influence; bring about an effect or change; "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "militate": 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
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