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
Andromache	[æn'dra:məki]
Shanelle	shə-NEL	English (Modern)
Candyce	KAN-dis	English
Robbie	['rɔbi]
Suha	-	Arabic
Nestan-Darejan	-	Literature