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MILITATE

to have weight or effect

The meaning of the word militate is to have weight or effect.

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indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
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spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
premisea proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference
gratuitousnot called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
uproariousmarked by uproar
amputateto remove by or as if by cutting
unscathedwholly unharmed : not injured
endueprovide