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militate(dictionary)

underprop (iou) and militate (oh)


underprop (iou)



underprop verb & noun. E16.
[from UNDER- + PROP verb, noun1.]
A. verb trans. Infl. -pp-.
Sustain, support, maintain. E16.
Support with a prop or props; keep firm or upright with some form of material support. M16.
Form a prop or support to. L16.
b. noun. A prop or support placed under a thing; a thing which underprops something (lit. & fig.). L16.
underpropper noun M16.
underpropping noun (a) the action or an act of the verb; (b) an underprop: L16.

militate (oh)



militate against [militate against sth] phr v
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: , past participle of militare; MILITANT]
to prevent something or make it less likely to happen
::Environmental factors militate against building the power station in this area.