de|mil|i|ta|rize

de|mil|i|ta|rize
de|mil|i|ta|rize «dee MIHL uh tuh ryz», transitive verb, -rized, -riz|ing.
1. to free from military control; deprive of military character: »

to demilitarize a zone or boundary between enemy countries. ... deliberate attempt to de-Prussianize and demilitarize its 48 million inhabitants (Atlantic).

2. to place under civil instead of military control.

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  • mil — al·che·mil·la; ar·mil; ar·mil·la; ar·mil·lar·ia; ar·mil·lary; au·mil; au·mil·dar; bis·mil·lah; bog·o·mil; bog·o·mil·ism; brown·mil·ler·ite; fa·mil·ia; fa·mil·ial; fa·mil·iar·ism; fa·mil·iar·i·ty; fa·mil·iar·iza·tion; fa·mil·iar·ize;… …   English syllables

  • militarize — mil•i•ta•rize [[t]ˈmɪl ɪ təˌraɪz[/t]] v. t. rized, riz•ing 1) mil to equip with armed forces, military supplies, etc 2) mil to make military 3) mil to imbue with militarism • Etymology: 1875–80 mil i•ta•ri•za′tion, n …   From formal English to slang

  • militarized — mil|i|ta|rized [ mılıtə,raızd ] adjective 1. ) a militarized area is one that is controlled by an army and has a lot of weapons and soldiers in it 2. ) a militarized group, such as the police, is one that uses weapons and is organized like an… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • militarize — mil·i·ta·rize …   English syllables

  • ta — ab·lac·ta·tion; ab·sen·ta·tion; abu·ta; ac·cep·ta·tion; ac·cli·ma·ta·tion; ac·cred·i·ta·tion; ac·er·a·ta; ac·e·ta·tion; ac·e·ta·to ; ach·e·ta; achor·da·ta; acoe·lo·ma·ta; acra·ni·a·ta; ac·ro·tre·ta; ac·ta; ac·ti·no·my·ce·ta·ce·ae;… …   English syllables

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