Meanings
verbovermilitarize (third-person singular simple present overmilitarizes, present participle overmilitarizing, simple past and past participle overmilitarized)
present singular third person overmilitarizes · participle present overmilitarizing · participle past overmilitarized · past overmilitarized · alternative overmilitarise
- To militarize excessively, or to overemphasize military solutions and approaches
"We overmilitarized," he said.
1988 January 29, Michael Miner, “Art of Our Arrogance/Rethinking Vietnam”, in Chicago Reader
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*úp
- Proto-Indo-European*upér
- Proto-Germanic*uber
- Old Englishofer-
- Middle Englishover-
- Englishover-
- Englishmilitarize
- Englishovermilitarize
From over- + militarize.
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APA
overmilitarize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overmilitarize
MLA
“overmilitarize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overmilitarize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overmilitarize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overmilitarize.
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