militarize

[ mil-i-tuh-rahyz ]

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verb (used with object),mil·i·ta·rized, mil·i·ta·riz·ing.

to equip with armed forces, military supplies, or the like.
to make military.

to imbue with militarism.

Origin of militarize

First recorded in 1875–80; militar(y) + -ize

Also especially British, mil·i·ta·rise .

Other words from militarize

mil·i·ta·ri·za·tion, noun
re·mil·i·ta·ri·za·tion, noun
re·mil·i·ta·rize, verb (used with object), re·mil·i·ta·rized, re·mil·i·ta·riz·ing.
un·mil·i·ta·rized, adjective

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How to use militarize in a sentence

Joan Gibert, strategy manager for trucks at Arquus, says the basic design premise for the line was to “take robust parts from the civilian line of heavy duty trucks and adapt and militarize them.”
France’s new military trucks can form a convoy with just one driver | Christina Mackenzie | October 19, 2020 | Popular-Science
On Monday afternoon, President Obama outlined the steps he was taking, without Congress, to address the police militarization.
SWAT Lobby Shoots to Kill Police Reform After Ferguson | Tim Mak | December 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
I also thought it was interesting to see there were a lot of veterans after Ferguson talking about police militarization.
The Veteran Who Took Home the National Book Award | Jacob Siegel | November 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
About police brutality, and the militarization of American police, and how the two have paired to victimize, mostly, black men.
When Activism Is Worse Than Apathy | Nancy Kaffer | October 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The outsourcing and militarization of foreign affairs, he writes, has boomeranged.
The End of the Illusion: America Finally Learns Its Limits | Jacob Heilbrunn | April 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

On Friday morning there were reports that even Buckingham Palace was concerned about the militarization of the occasion.
Margaret Thatcher, Divisive Even in Death | Peter Jukes | April 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
This militarization of the schools has been characterized even by some parts of the bourgeoisie as a questionable act.
The Future Belongs to the People | Karl Liebknecht
The Mensheviks attacked not only the militarization of labor, but general labor service also.
Dictatorship vs. Democracy | Leon Trotsky
The militarization of labor, when the workers are opposed to it, is the State slavery of Arakcheyev.
Dictatorship vs. Democracy | Leon Trotsky
The militarization of labor by the will of the workers themselves is the Socialist dictatorship.
Dictatorship vs. Democracy | Leon Trotsky
In a similar way we should not deplore "the militarization of the populations."
Bolshevism | John Spargo

British Dictionary definitions for militarize

militarize

militarise

/ (ˈmɪlɪtəˌraɪz) /

verb(tr)

to convert to military use
to imbue with militarism

Derived forms of militarize

militarization or militarisation, noun

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