militate against
1militate against — ˈmilitate a ˌgainst [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they militate against he/she/it militates against present participle militating against past tense …
2militate against — mil i*tate a*gainst , v. t. To argue against; to cast doubt on; used in reference to facts which tend to disprove a hypothesis; as, the absence of a correlation of budget deficits with inflation militates against any causal relation between the… …
3militate against — index counter, counteract, countervail, oppugn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4militate 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… …
5militate against — phr verb Militate against is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑factor …
6militate 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: ↑ …
7militate against — Synonyms and related words: antagonize, battle, be antipathetic, be inimical, beat against, beat up against, breast the wave, buck, buffet, buffet the waves, clash, close with, collide, combat, compete with, conflict, conflict with, confute,… …
8militate against — (of a fact or circumstance) be a powerful or conclusive factor in preventing. → militate …
9militate against — War against, contend against, operate against, be opposed to, be repugnant to, be hostile to …
10militate against — Syn: work against, hinder, discourage, be prejudicial to, be detrimental to …
