militate

[US]/'mɪlɪteɪt/
[UK]/'mɪlɪtet/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. have an influence; have an effect.
Word Forms
Third Person Singularmilitates
Present Participlemilitating
Past Participlemilitated
Past Tensemilitated

Phrases & Collocations

militate against

arbejde imod

militate for

arbejde for

Example Sentences

The bad weather militated against the festivities.

Det dårlige vejr var en hindring for festlighederne.

these fundamental differences will militate against the two communities coming together.

Disse grundlæggende forskelle vil være en hindring for, at de to lokalsamfund kan komme sammen.

The fact that he'd been in prison militated against his chances of getting a job.

Det faktum, at han havde været i fængsel, var en hindring for hans chancer for at få et job.

The high cost of living in the city militates against young families settling down there.

De høje leveomkostninger i byen er en hindring for, at unge familier slår sig ned der.

His lack of experience militated against him getting the job.

Hans mangel på erfaring var en hindring for, at han fik jobbet.

The rainy weather militated against having a successful outdoor event.

Det regnfulde vejr var en hindring for at have en vellykket udendørs begivenhed.

Her poor health militated against her participating in the marathon.

Hendes dårlige helbred var en hindring for, at hun kunne deltage i maratonløbet.

The outdated equipment militated against the team's chances of winning.

Det forældede udstyr var en hindring for holdets chancer for at vinde.

The strict dress code militated against employees feeling comfortable at work.

Den strenge påklædningskode var en hindring for, at medarbejderne følte sig godt tilpas på arbejdet.

The lack of funding militated against the completion of the construction project.

Manglen på finansiering var en hindring for gennemførelsen af byggeprojektet.

The language barrier militated against effective communication between the two groups.

Sprogbarrieren var en hindring for effektiv kommunikation mellem de to grupper.

His criminal record militated against him being accepted into the university.

Hans straffeattest var en hindring for, at han blev optaget på universitetet.

The negative reviews online militated against customers choosing that restaurant.

De negative anmeldelser online var en hindring for, at kunderne valgte den restaurant.

Real-world Examples

The importance of the town's biggest industry seems to militate for sticking with Britain.

Byens største industris betydning synes at tale for at blive i Storbritannien.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

And is likely to be entwined with a range of problematic attractions that militate in key ways against our chances of growth and happiness, as adults.

Og vil sandsynligvis være forbundet med en række problematiske attraktioner, der på vigtige måder går imod vores muligheder for vækst og lykke, som voksne.

Source: Sociology of Social Relations (Video Version)

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.

Hun følte, at hun havde talt så imponerende, som det var nødvendigt at gøre, og at hun ved at bruge det overlegne ord "militate" havde kastet et ædelt draperet over en masse detaljer, der stadig var tydelige nok.

Source: Middlemarch (Part Two)

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