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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (2)

1. lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force;
- Example: "militarize Germany again after the war"
[syn: militarize, militarise]

2. adopt for military use;
- Example: "militarize the Civil Service"
[syn: militarize, militarise]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

militarize \militarize\ v. t. & i. to lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force. Syn: make military. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

militarize v 1: lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force; "militarize Germany again after the war" [syn: militarize, militarise] [ant: demilitarise, demilitarize] 2: adopt for military use; "militarize the Civil Service" [syn: militarize, militarise]