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
Todorka	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian
Nedelko	-	Macedonian
Desislav	-	Bulgarian, Medieval Slavic
Axelle	ak-SEL	French
Hiwot	-	Eastern African, Amharic
Ionel	yo-NEL	Romanian