operate+against
91Council House Fight — Part of the Indian Wars The Plaza and the Council House in San Antonio …
92Dudley Russell — Nickname The Pasha Born 1 December 1896(1896 12 01) Bexleyheath Died 4 February 1978(1978 02 04) …
93Wolf pack Schlieffen — Schlieffen was a wolf pack of German U boats that operated during the battle of the Atlantic in World War II. ervice history Schlieffen was formed in October 1943 to operate against the North Atlantic convoy routes and comprised 14 boats.It… …
94Otto Becher — Otto Humphrey Becher Captain Otto Becher on the bridge of HMAS Warramunga …
95mitigate, militate — These look alikes are easily confused. Mitigate means to lessen, to soften, to moderate : Because the culprit readily confessed his guilt, the judge mitigated the sentence. Militate means to have effect or influence, to operate against or for… …
96militate — , mitigate Often confused. To militate is to operate against or, much more rarely, for something: The news of the scandal militated against his election promises. To mitigate means to assuage, soften, make more endurable: His apology mitigated… …
97Bar-Giora, Simeon — (1st century) Leader of first Jewish revolt, 66–70. According to JOSEPHUS, Simeon bar Giora came from Gerasa, which may have been either the Hellenic city of that name near the Sea of Galilee, or Jerash in the lowlands of Judea. When the… …
Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
98militate, mitigate — Often confused. To militate is to operate against or, much more rarely, for something: The news of the scandal militated against his election prospects. To mitigate means to assuage, soften, make more endurable: His apology mitigated the… …
99militate, mitigate — Often confused. To militate is to operate against or, much more rarely, for something: The news of the scandal militated against his election prospects. To mitigate means to assuage, soften, make more endurable: His apology mitigated the… …
100mil|i|tate — «MIHL uh tayt», intransitive verb, tat|ed, tat|ing. 1. to have or exert force; act; work; operate (against or in favor of): »Bad weather militated against the success of the picnic. Passion, in him, comprehended many of the worst emotions which… …
