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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 forceplay

2. adopt for military useplay

  Familiarity information: MILITARISE used as a verb is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MILITARISE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they militarise  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it militarises  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: militarised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: militarised  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: militarising  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


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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