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
LÝDie	-	Czech
Kambiz	-	Persian
Livie	-	French, Czech
Arden	AHR-dən	English
Minerva	[mi'nə:və]
Eluned	el-IN-ed, el-EEN-ed	Welsh