Everything you have said today militates against an early settlement to our disagreement.
•This really militates against my going to college.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
militate against something — ˈmilitate against sth derived (formal) to prevent sth; to make it difficult for sth to happen or exist Syn: ↑hinder • The supervisor s presence militated against a relaxed atmosphere. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
militate against — ˈmilitate a ˌgainst [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they militate against he/she/it militates against present participle militating against past tense … Useful english dictionary
militate against — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms militate against : present tense I/you/we/they militate against he/she/it militates against present participle militating against past tense militated against past participle militated against formal militate… … English dictionary
militate — [[t]mɪ̱lɪteɪt[/t]] militates, militating, militated VERB To militate against something means to make it less possible or likely. To militate against someone means to prevent them from achieving something. [FORMAL] [V against n] Her background… … English dictionary
militate — mil|i|tate [ mılı,teıt ] verb militate a,gainst phrasal verb transitive FORMAL militate against something to make something more difficult to do or less likely to happen … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
militate — mil|i|tate [ˈmılıteıt] v militate against [militate against sth] phr v [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of militare; MILITANT] to prevent something or make it less likely to happen ▪ Environmental factors militate against… … Dictionary of contemporary English
militate — verb militate against phrasal verb (T) formal to prevent something or make it less likely to happen: Environmental factors militate against building the power station in this area … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
militate — mil·i·tate || mɪlɪteɪt v. work for or against something … English contemporary dictionary
militate — , mitigate Often confused. To militate is to operate against or, much more rarely, for something: The news of the scandal militated against his election promises. To mitigate means to assuage, soften, make more endurable: His apology mitigated… … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
militate, mitigate — Often confused. To militate is to operate against or, much more rarely, for something: The news of the scandal militated against his election prospects. To mitigate means to assuage, soften, make more endurable: His apology mitigated the… … Dictionary of troublesome word
militate, mitigate — Often confused. To militate is to operate against or, much more rarely, for something: The news of the scandal militated against his election prospects. To mitigate means to assuage, soften, make more endurable: His apology mitigated the… … Dictionary of troublesome word
