militation

[,m?l?'te???n]
n.
militate的變形
militate
['militeit]
vi.
產生影響，起作用(與against連用)：
Increased costs will militate against further enlargement of the buildings.
成本的增加影響了建筑物的進一步擴建。
Their very environment militated against competing on an equal footing.
他們所處的環境使他們難以在平等的基礎上進行競爭。
戰斗
[廢語]服兵役，當兵，參軍，參戰，斗爭
變形：
vi.
militated
. militating