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REMILITARIZE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does remilitarize mean? 

REMILITARIZE (verb)
  The verb REMILITARIZE has 1 sense:

1. militarize anewplay

  Familiarity information: REMILITARIZE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


REMILITARIZE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they remilitarize  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it remilitarizes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: remilitarized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: remilitarized  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: remilitarizing  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Militarize anew

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

remilitarise; remilitarize

Context example:

Should Japan be remilitarized?

Hypernyms (to "remilitarize" is one way to...):

militarise; militarize (lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

remilitarization (the act of militarizing again)


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