Meanings
verbmilitarize (third-person singular simple present militarizes, present participle militarizing, simple past and past participle militarized)
present singular third person militarizes · participle present militarizing · participle past militarized · past militarized · alternative militarise
- To give a military character to something, such as government or organization.
- To train or equip for war.
- To adopt for use by the military.
Synonyms & antonyms
verblend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force
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Translations
Bulgarian милитаризи́рам
- милитаризи́рам (militarizíram)to give military character to
Catalan militaritzar
- militaritzarto train or equip for war
Chinese Mandarin 軍事化 /军事化, 軍事化 /军事化
- 軍事化 /军事化 (jūnshìhuà)to give military character to
- 軍事化 /军事化 (jūnshìhuà)to train or equip for war
- 軍事化 /军事化 (jūnshìhuà)adopt for use by the military
Esperanto pormilitigi
- pormilitigito train or equip for war
Finnish militarisoida, harjoittaa sotaan
- militarisoidato give military character to
- harjoittaa sotaanto train or equip for war
- varustaa sotaanto train or equip for war
- ottaa sotilaskäyttöönadopt for use by the military
French militariser, militariser
- militariserto give military character to
- militariserto train or equip for war
German militarisieren, militarisieren
- militarisierento give military character to
- militarisierento train or equip for war
Hungarian militarizál, katonásít
- militarizálto give military character to
- katonásítto give military character to
- felfegyverezto train or equip for war
- kiképezto train or equip for war
- militarizáladopt for use by the military
- katonásítadopt for use by the military
Italian militarizzare
- militarizzareto train or equip for war
Japanese 軍事化する, 軍事化する
- 軍事化する (gunjika suru)to give military character to
- 軍事化する (gunjika suru)to train or equip for war
Korean 군사화하다
- 군사화하다 (gunsahwahada)to give military character to
Polish militaryzować, zbroić
- militaryzowaćto give military character to
- zbroićto train or equip for war
Romanian militariza
- militarizato train or equip for war
Russian милитаризи́ровать, милитаризова́ть
- милитаризи́ровать (militarizírovatʹ)to give military character to
- милитаризова́ть (militarizovátʹ)to give military character to
- военизи́ровать (vojenizírovatʹ)to give military character to
- милитаризи́ровать (militarizírovatʹ)to train or equip for war
- милитаризова́ть (militarizovátʹ)to train or equip for war
- военизи́ровать (vojenizírovatʹ)to train or equip for war
Spanish militarizar, militarizar
- militarizarto give military character to
- militarizarto train or equip for war
Swedish militarisera
- militariserato give military character to
Ukrainian мілітаризува́ти, мілітаризувати
- мілітаризува́ти (militaryzuváty)to give military character to
- мілітаризувати (militaryzuvaty)to train or equip for war
Cite this entry
APA
militarize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/militarize
MLA
“militarize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/militarize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “militarize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/militarize.
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