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militiating

militiating is the present participle and gerund of militiate.

Meaning of militiate

Verb

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

  1. (ambitransitive, obsolete) To raise a militia; 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

Questions about militiating

What is militiating the present participle and gerund of?
Militiating is the present participle and gerund of militiate.

Words near militiating in the dictionary

  1. militiapersons
  2. militias
  3. militiate
  4. militiated
  5. militiates
  6. militiating
  7. militiawoman
  8. militiawomen
  9. militician
  10. militicians
  11. Militine

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