demilitarise

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A form of demilitarize — To remove troops from (an area).

Similar
demilitarizedisarm
Opposite
militarise
OriginEnglish militarise ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdemilitarise (third-person singular simple present demilitarises, present participle demilitarising, simple past and past participle demilitarised)

present singular third person demilitarises · participle present demilitarising · participle past demilitarised · past demilitarised

  1. UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of demilitarize.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbdo away with the military organization and potential of

Similar
demilitarize
Opposite
militarise
Broader
disarmunarm

verbremove offensive capability from

Similar
disarmdemilitarize
Broader
removetake away
Also see
demilitarizedisarm

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishmilitarise
  8. Englishdemilitarise

From de- + militarise.

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APA

demilitarise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demilitarise

MLA

“demilitarise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demilitarise. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demilitarise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demilitarise.

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