militate

militate is a 8-letter English word with 2 senses as intransitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To make war; to fight; to contend; -- usually followed by against and with. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 2 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To make war; to fight; to contend; -- usually followed by against and with.
2. verb. have force or influence; bring about an effect or change

   "Politeness militated against this opinion being expressed"

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in militate:

limitate

Common word forms

militated, militates, militating

Words from these letters

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