LekhoriLekhoriTo give force or effect toward; to influence.
to militate in favor of a particular result
To serve as a soldier or participate in warfare.
This..moues many Italian Caualiers to militate in the warres of Holland.
First attested in 1598; borrowed from Latin mīlitātus, perfect passive participle from mīlitō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Semantically from its cognate, French militer.
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