influence vs militate

influence is a noun but militate is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
influence	Yes	No	Yes	No
militate	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, militate is a hyponym of influence; that is, militate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than influence:

influence (noun)	militate (noun)
causing something without any direct or apparent effort
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do
one having power to influence another
the effect of one thing (or person) on another

influence (verb)	militate (verb)
shape or influence; give direction to	have force or influence; bring about an effect or change
induce into action by using one's charm
have and exert influence or effect