militarizing

ˈmɪlɪtəˌraɪzɪŋ

Definition

Definition of militarizing - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

war

Rare

preparing for war or conflict

Rare

The country is militarizing its borders in response to the threat.

arming

mobilizing

adopting military

Rare

causing to adopt military characteristics

Rare

The government is militarizing the police force, making them more like soldiers.

martial

militarized

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Origin of militarizing

Latin, militaris (of soldiers)

Examples of militarizing in a sentence

Militarizing regions often experience heightened tensions.
They are militarizing the border regions.
The city is militarizing its security forces.

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French:militarisant, ...
German:militarisieren, militarisierend, ...
Italian:preparando alla guerra, militarizzazione, ...
Spanish:preparando para la guerra, militarizado, ...
Portuguese:preparando para a guerra, adotando características militares, ...
Chinese:军事化, ...
Japanese:軍事化している, 軍事化, ...
Arabic:حَرْبِي, ذا طابع عسكري, ...
Hebrew:מִתְחַמֵּשׁ, שֶׁגוֹרֵם לְמִילִיטָרִיזַצְיָה, ...
Russian:готовит к войне, милитаризирующий, ...
Ukrainian:мобілізуючий, мілітаризуючий, ...
Hindi:सैन्यकरण, ...
Bengali:সামরিকীকরণ, ...
Catalan:militaritzant, ...
Czech:militarizující, militarizační, ...
Danish:militariserer, ...
Dutch:militariseren, militaire kenmerken aannemen, ...
Greek:στρατιωτικοποιώντας, υιοθετώντας στρατιωτικά χαρακτηριστικά, ...
Hungarian:felfegyverkező, militarizáló, ...
Khmer:កំពុងពង្រឹងកម្លាំងយោធា, កំពុងធ្វើឱ្យមានលក្ខណៈយោធា, ...
Korean:군사화하는, 군사적 특성을 채택하는, ...
Persian:نظامی کردن, پذیرفتن ویژگی‌های نظامی, ...
Polish:militaryzujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):militarizado, que está se tornando militar, ...
Romanian:militarizând, adoptând caracteristici militare, ...
Swedish:militariserar, gör mer likt militären, ...
Thai:เตรียมพร้อมสำหรับสงคราม, ทำให้มีลักษณะทหาร, ...
Turkish:askerileşen, askeri özellikler kazanan, ...
Vietnamese:quân sự hóa, làm cho giống quân đội, ...

militarize

ˈmɪlɪtəraɪz

Definition of militarize - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

character

TECH.

give a military character to something

TECH.

The government decided to militarize the police force.

arm

equip

fortify

military

TECH.

train or equip for war

TECH.

The country began to militarize its young citizens.

arm

mobilize

war preparation

TECH.

convert to military use

TECH.

The factory was militarized during the war.

arm

militarise

weaponize

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Origin of militarize

Latin, militaris (of soldiers)

Examples of militarize in a sentence

The leader sought to militarize the youth organization.
They decided to militarize the border region.
The government plans to militarize the new recruits.
The government decided to militarize the border region.
Plans to militarize the space station were discussed.

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French:militariser, équiper pour la guerre, ...
German:militarisieren, bewaffnen, ...
Italian:militarizzare, armare, ...
Spanish:militarizar, convertir, ...
Portuguese:militarizar, armar, ...
Chinese:武装化, 军事化, ...
Japanese:軍事化する, 戦争に備える, ...
Arabic:عَسْكَّرَ, عَسْكَرَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהָפֵךְ לְצָבָאִי, לְמַלֵּא, ...
Russian:милитаризировать, обучать военному делу, ...
Ukrainian:військовизувати, мілітаризувати, ...
Hindi:सैन्यीकृत करना, सैन्य प्रशिक्षण देना, ...
Bengali:সামরিকীকরণ করা, সামরিক প্রশিক্ষণ দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:militaritzar, preparar per a la guerra, ...
Czech:militarizovat, vojensky připravit, ...
Danish:militarisere, bevæbne, ...
Dutch:militariseren, omzetten voor militair gebruik, ...
Greek:στρατιωτικοποιώ, εξοπλίζω, ...
Hungarian:militarizálni, katonásítani, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យមានលក្ខណៈយោធា, ធ្វើយោធូបនីយកម្ម, ...
Korean:군사화하다, 무장하다, ...
Persian:نظامی کرد, آماده جنگ کرد, ...
Polish:militaryzować, uzbrajać, ...
Portuguese (BR):militarizar, armar, ...
Romanian:a militariza, a instrui militar, ...
Swedish:militarisera, krigsutrusta, ...
Thai:ทำให้มีลักษณะทางทหาร, ฝึกทหาร, ...
Turkish:askerileştirmek, savaş için hazırlamak, ...
Vietnamese:quân sự hóa, huấn luyện, ...

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Definition of militarizing - Reverso English Dictionary

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