demilitarize

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/dɪˈmɪlɪtəɹaɪz/

verb

To remove troops from (an area).

Similar
demilitarisedisarm
Opposite
militarize
OriginEnglish militarize ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdemilitarize (third-person singular simple present demilitarizes, present participle demilitarizing, simple past and past participle demilitarized)

present singular third person demilitarizes · participle present demilitarizing · participle past demilitarized · past demilitarized · alternative demilitarise

  1. transitiveTo remove troops from (an area).
  2. transitiveTo prevent troops from entering (an area).
  3. transitiveTo return (an area) to civilian control, after military control.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbdo away with the military organization and potential of

Similar
demilitarise
Opposite
militarize
Broader
disarmunarm

verbremove offensive capability from

Similar
disarmdemilitarise
Broader
removetake away
Also see
disarm

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. Englishmilitarize
  8. Englishdemilitarize

From de- + militarize.

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Translations

Catalan desmilitaritzar
  • desmilitaritzarremove troops from an area
Danish afmilitarisere
  • afmilitarisereremove troops from an area
Dutch demilitariseren
  • demilitariserenremove troops from an area
Finnish demilitarisoida, vetää joukot pois
  • demilitarisoidaremove troops from an area
  • vetää joukot poisremove troops from an area
French démilitariser
  • démilitariserremove troops from an area
German entmilitarisieren
  • entmilitarisierenremove troops from an area
Greek αποστρατιωτικοποιώ
  • αποστρατιωτικοποιώ (apostratiotikopoió)remove troops from an area
Hungarian demilitarizál
  • demilitarizálremove troops from an area
Italian smilitarizzare, demilitarizzare
  • smilitarizzareremove troops from an area
  • demilitarizzareremove troops from an area
Polish demilitaryzować
  • demilitaryzowaćremove troops from an area
Russian демилитаризова́ть, демилитаризова́ть
  • демилитаризова́ть (demilitarizovátʹ)remove troops from an area
  • демилитаризова́ть (dɛmilitarizovátʹ)remove troops from an area
  • демилитаризи́ровать (demilitarizírovatʹ)remove troops from an area
  • демилитаризи́ровать (dɛmilitarizírovatʹ)remove troops from an area
Spanish desmilitarizar
  • desmilitarizarremove troops from an area
Swedish demilitarisera
  • demilitariseraremove troops from an area
Ukrainian демілітаризува́ти
  • демілітаризува́ти (demilitaryzuváty)remove troops from an area
Cite this entry
APA

demilitarize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demilitarize

MLA

“demilitarize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demilitarize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demilitarize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demilitarize.

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