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militiate

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /mɪˈlɪʃieɪt/

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verb

Meaning 1

To raise a militia; to wage, or prepare for, war.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive, obsolete

Examples

  • 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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English militia Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English militiate From militia + -ate (verb-forming suffix).