m 3 i 1 l 1 i 1 t 1 a 1 t 1 e 1
8 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
Meaning
verb have force or influence; bring about an effect or change
originFirst attested in 1598; borrowed from Latin mīlitātus, perfect passive participle from mīlitō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Semantically from its cognate, French militer.
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