militarise

Verb

Meaning

adopt for military use

lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

militarize marshal armed arm gather activate assemble circulate mobilize equip animate actuate impel equipped militarization
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Antonyms

demilitarise prevent reduce break slow block
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Hypernyms

change alter modify

Hyponyms

mobilize mobilise remilitarize remilitarise

Examples

If you militarise a situation, you beg for an armed response. Gerry Adams

This is the information war we are now engaged in. Governments are seeking to militarise cyberspace while citizens fight for the right to communicate and assemble freely online without state surveillance. Heather Brooke

militarize the Civil Service Source: Internet

militarize Germany again after the war Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

militarily militariness militarisation militarised militarism militarist