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MILITARISE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does militarise mean?
• MILITARISE (verb)
The verb MILITARISE has 2 senses:
1. lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force
Familiarity information: MILITARISE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Conjugation: |
Past simple: militarised
Past participle: militarised
-ing form: militarising
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
militarise; militarize
Context example:
militarize Germany again after the war
Hypernyms (to "militarise" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "militarise"):
mobilise; mobilize (get ready for war)
remilitarise; remilitarize (militarize anew)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Antonym:
demilitarise (do away with the military organization and potential of)
Derivation:
militarisation (act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency:)
military (the military forces of a nation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Adopt for military use
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
militarise; militarize
Context example:
militarize the Civil Service
Hypernyms (to "militarise" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
militarisation (act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency:)
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