Meanings
verbmilitarise (third-person singular simple present militarises, present participle militarising, simple past and past participle militarised)
present singular third person militarises · participle present militarising · participle past militarised · past militarised
- UKnonstandardNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of militarize.
Synonyms & antonyms
verblend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force
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APA
militarise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/militarise
MLA
“militarise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/militarise. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “militarise,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/militarise.
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