militiate

English

Etymology

Variant of militate (possibly influenced by militia), from Latin milito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪˈlɪʃieɪt/

Verb

militiate (third-person singular simple present militiates, present participle militiating, simple past and past participle militiated)

1. (obsolete) To wage, or prepare for, war.
   • November 16 1759, Horace Walpole, letter to Sir Horace Mann

     We continue to militiate , and to raise light troops , and when we have armed every apprentice in England , I suppose we shall translate our fears to Germany

References

• “militiate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Italian

Verb

militiate

1. second-person plural present subjunctive of militare

Anagrams

• limitiate