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
ÖZgÜR	UUZ-guyr	Turkish
Amarante	-	French (Rare)
Hugues	-	French
Azar	-	Persian
Ji-Young	jee-yung	Korean
Andrijana	-	Croatian, Serbian