demilitarize
verb (used with object)
to deprive of military character; free from militarism.
demilitarized
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past participleof demilitarize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof demilitarize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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A North Korean soldier escaped across the Korean demilitarized zone on Tuesday night, despite intensified surveillance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
They are manufactured exclusively by the Lockheed Martin and RTX Corp. for the U.S. military and cannot be legally possessed or sold to the public unless demilitarized.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 29, 2026
Israel has also pointed to what it says are “daily” violations along the demilitarized frontier by Syria.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2024
Vance zipped in afterward with a completely made-up plan about a "demilitarized zone" and a "guarantee of neutrality."
From Salon ● Sep. 17, 2024
On the morning of March 7, thirty thousand German troops had rolled into the demilitarized Rhineland, in open defiance of both the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact to which Germany was a signatory.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
