'militate against' definitions:
Definition of 'militate against'
From: GCIDE
- 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 two. Opposite of support. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'militate against'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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,
- contend against,
- contest,
- contradict,
- contrapose,
- contravene,
- counter,
- counteract,
- counterattack,
- counterpose,
- countervail,
- counterwork,
- cross,
- fight,
- fight against,
- go against,
- go counter to,
- grapple with,
- interfere with,
- join battle with,
- labor against,
- lock horns,
- meet head-on,
- offer resistance,
- oppose,
- oppugn,
- reluct,
- reluctate,
- resist,
- rival,
- run against,
- run counter to,
- stem the tide,
- strive against,
- struggle against,
- swim upstream,
- take on,
- vie with,
- work against