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Verb

1. 1
   third-person singular simple present indicative of militate form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

   "The fact that it is purple militates against it being a trout."

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actaidbe effectivebe in actioncancel outcount

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"Zebras become progressively more ill-tempered as they age, which militates against their domestication."

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