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
Athene	-	Greek Mythology
Londyn	LUN-dən	English (Modern)
Abd Al-Malik	-	Arabic
Juliet	['dʒu:ljət]
Ansley	-	English (Modern)
Georgei	-	Medieval Slavic