- 1militarize something to send armed forces to an area a militarized zone opposite demilitarize
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- 2militarize something to make something similar to an army a militarized police force
militarize
verbNAmE//ˈmɪlətəˌraɪz//
[usually passive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they militarize he / she / it militarizes
past simple militarized
-ing form militarizing
NAmE//ˌmɪlətərəˈzeɪʃn//
noun [uncountable] the increasing militarization of societySee militarize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: militarize