militarize
verb (used with object)
to equip with armed forces, military supplies, or the like.
militarizes
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present tense formof militarize (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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These programs represent a new and controversial approach to leveraging the natural world—one that, in essence, militarizes the environment.
From Slate ● May 3, 2017
The war meme also transforms societies, militarizes them, in ways that make war more likely.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 18, 2013
