militate against

militate against something

[for something] to work against something. Everything you have said today militates against an early settlement to our disagreement. This really militates against my going to college.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jezza	JEZ-ə	English (British)
Meinrad	MIEN-raht (German)	German, Ancient Germanic
Balderston	['bɔ:ldəstəun]
CzesŁAwa	ches-WAH-vah	Polish
Sigdag	-	Ancient Germanic
Deangelo	-	African American