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Definition of Militarise
1. Verb. Lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force. "Militarize Germany again after the war"
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Specialized synonyms: Mobilise, Mobilize, Remilitarise, Remilitarize
Antonyms: Demilitarise, Demilitarize
Derivative terms: Militarisation, Military, Militarization, Military
2. Verb. Adopt for military use. "Militarize the Civil Service"
Generic synonyms: Alter, Change, Modify
Derivative terms: Militarisation, Militarization
Definition of Militarise
1. Verb. (British) (alternative spelling of militarize) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Militarise
1. [v -RISED, -RISING, -RISES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Militarise
Literary usage of Militarise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A French-English Military Technical Dictionary by Cornélis De Witt Willcox (1899)
"the hospital to which an ärmere is attached; civil militarise, civil mixte, v.
militarise; for infections and contagious diseases; d destination spéciale, ..."
2. The Political History of England by William Hunt, Reginald Lane Poole (1912)
"It was traditional with the opposition, mindful of Cromwell's major-generals, to
impute to the whigs a tendency to militarise our national institutions. ..."
3. Woodrow Wilson and World Settlement by Ray Stannard Baker (1922)
"... she expelled Austria from the German territory, upset the German Confederation,
and took control of reorganised Germany, so as to militarise it, ..."
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