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
Biserka	-	Croatian, Serbian
Wide	WEE-də	Frisian
Kenyon	-	English
Nyoman	-	Indonesian, Balinese
Prokhor	PRO-khahr	Russian
Ozan	-	Turkish