militate 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
militate against — index counter, counteract, countervail, oppugn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law 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 against — phr verb Militate against is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑factor … Collocations dictionary
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 — 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,… … Moby Thesaurus
militate against — (of a fact or circumstance) be a powerful or conclusive factor in preventing. → militate … English new terms dictionary
militate against — War against, contend against, operate against, be opposed to, be repugnant to, be hostile to … New dictionary of synonyms
militate against — Syn: work against, hinder, discourage, be prejudicial to, be detrimental to … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
militate — militate, mitigate The two words are sometimes confused (usually mitigate is used for militate) because both meanings are connected with having a reducing effect and their forms and rhythm are close. Mitigate is transitive (i.e. it takes an… … Modern English usage
