Word: militates
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: mi
li
tates
Definition: Third-person singular of militate; have force or influence; bring about an effect or change
Morphemes:
Affix: militate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To give force or effect toward; to influence.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mīlitātus
Language: la
Decoded: militatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: having been served, in a military sense.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs