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Meaning of "militarize" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MILITARIZE

militarize  [ˈmɪlɪtəˌraɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MILITARIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Militarize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb militarize in English.

WHAT DOES MILITARIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Militarization

Militarization, or militarisation, is the process by which a society organizes itself for military conflict and violence. It is related to militarism, which is an ideology that reflects the level of militarization of a state. The process of militarization involves many interrelated aspects that encompass all levels of society.

Definition of militarize in the English dictionary

The definition of militarize in the dictionary is to convert to military use. Other definition of militarize is to imbue with militarism.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO MILITARIZE

PRESENT

Present
I militarize
you militarize
he/she/it militarizes
we militarize
you militarize
they militarize
Present continuous
I am militarizing
you are militarizing
he/she/it is militarizing
we are militarizing
you are militarizing
they are militarizing
Present perfect
I have militarized
you have militarized
he/she/it has militarized
we have militarized
you have militarized
they have militarized
Present perfect continuous
I have been militarizing
you have been militarizing
he/she/it has been militarizing
we have been militarizing
you have been militarizing
they have been militarizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I militarized
you militarized
he/she/it militarized
we militarized
you militarized
they militarized
Past continuous
I was militarizing
you were militarizing
he/she/it was militarizing
we were militarizing
you were militarizing
they were militarizing
Past perfect
I had militarized
you had militarized
he/she/it had militarized
we had militarized
you had militarized
they had militarized
Past perfect continuous
I had been militarizing
you had been militarizing
he/she/it had been militarizing
we had been militarizing
you had been militarizing
they had been militarizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will militarize
you will militarize
he/she/it will militarize
we will militarize
you will militarize
they will militarize
Future continuous
I will be militarizing
you will be militarizing
he/she/it will be militarizing
we will be militarizing
you will be militarizing
they will be militarizing
Future perfect
I will have militarized
you will have militarized
he/she/it will have militarized
we will have militarized
you will have militarized
they will have militarized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been militarizing
you will have been militarizing
he/she/it will have been militarizing
we will have been militarizing
you will have been militarizing
they will have been militarizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would militarize
you would militarize
he/she/it would militarize
we would militarize
you would militarize
they would militarize
Conditional continuous
I would be militarizing
you would be militarizing
he/she/it would be militarizing
we would be militarizing
you would be militarizing
they would be militarizing
Conditional perfect
I would have militarize
you would have militarize
he/she/it would have militarize
we would have militarize
you would have militarize
they would have militarize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been militarizing
you would have been militarizing
he/she/it would have been militarizing
we would have been militarizing
you would have been militarizing
they would have been militarizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you militarize
we let´s militarize
you militarize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to militarize
Past participle
militarized
Present Participle
militarizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MILITARIZE


catheterize
ˈkæθɪtəˌraɪz
cauterize
ˈkɔːtəˌraɪz
characterise
ˈkærɪktəˌraɪz
characterize
ˈkærɪktəˌraɪz
computerize
kəmˈpjuːtəˌraɪz
demilitarize
diːˈmɪlɪtəˌraɪz
factorise
ˈfæktəˌraɪz
factorize
ˈfæktəˌraɪz
militarise
ˈmɪlɪtəˌraɪz
mischaracterize
ˌmɪsˈkærɪktəˌraɪz
motorise
ˈməʊtəˌraɪz
motorize
ˈməʊtəˌraɪz
notarize
ˈnəʊtəˌraɪz
parameterize
pəˈræmɪtəˌraɪz
pasteurize
ˈpæstəˌraɪz
posterize
ˈpəʊstəˌraɪz
rasterize
ˈræstəˌraɪz
satirize
ˈsætəˌraɪz
vectorize
ˈvektəˌraɪz
winterize
ˈwɪntəˌraɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MILITARIZE

militaria
militaries
militarily
militarisation
militarise
militarism
militarist
militaristic
militaristically
militarization
military
military academy
military band
military base
military coup
military covenant
military engineering
military honours
military law
military orchid

WORDS THAT END LIKE MILITARIZE

burglarize
circularize
curarize
denuclearize
depolarize
familiarize
hyperpolarize
linearize
particularize
peculiarize
plagiarize
polarize
popularize
prize
regularize
saccharize
secularize
solarize
summarize
unvulgarize
vulgarize

Synonyms and antonyms of militarize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «militarize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MILITARIZE

Find out the translation of militarize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of militarize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «militarize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

军事化
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

militarizar
570 millions of speakers

English

militarize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सैन्यकरण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عسكرة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

милитаризации
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

militarizar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জঙ্গী মনোভাব জাগিয়ে তোলা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

militariser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Militarize
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

militarisieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

militarize
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무장 (군사화)
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Militarize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quân sự hóa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இராணுவமயமாக்கும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सैन्यात भरती करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

askerileştirmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

militarizzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

militaryzować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мілітаризації
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

militariza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

στρατιωτικοποίησης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

militarize
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

militarisera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

militarize
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of militarize

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MILITARIZE»

The term «militarize» is regularly used and occupies the 108.336 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MILITARIZE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «militarize» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «militarize» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about militarize

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MILITARIZE»

Discover the use of militarize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to militarize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Maneuvers: The International Politics of Militarizing ...
How. Do. They. Militarize. a. Can. of. Soup? For several years I kept a can of Heinz tomato and noodle soup on the kitchen counter. I had bought it in a London supermarket. I don't know whether Heinz marketed this particular canned recipe ...
Cynthia H. Enloe, 2000
2
The Militarization and Weaponization of Space
This work cogently addresses an issue of increasing urgency to scholars of international politics.
Matthew Mowthorpe, 2004
3
From Marx to Lenin: An Evaluation of Marx's Responsibility ...
This was the basis of his proposal to 'militarize' labour, since it had become a question of the workers simply subordinating themselves to their own state: No social organization except the army has ever considered itself justified in ...
David W. Lovell, 1984
4
Hidden History of Uptown and Edgewater
MILITARIZE”. SENN. HIGH. SCHOOL. It sounded like a scene from the 1960s even if it was thirty years late. In October 2004, students, parents, teachers and irate community residents packed the auditorium at Senn High School, 5900 North ...
Patrick Butler, 2013
5
Technogeopolitics of Militarization and Security in Cyberspace
Threats to and breaches of the peace in cyberspace are becoming increasingly consequential as states continue to 37 militarize cyberspace and exploit it in war. Unlike other strategic military technologies, such as nuclear weapons, rockets ...
Panayotis Alexander Yannakogeorgos, 2009
6
Peace Education and the Adult Learner
Insofar, as the motivation of humanitarian aid and assistance is intended to improve the living conditions of human beings, then any and all attempts to militarize humanitarian aid, undermines the essential humanitarian focus of such aid and ...
Jason J. Campbell, Noel E. Campbell, 2012
7
Flying Magazine
Militarize. the. CAA? (Continued from page 15) Apparently the Air Force believes that not even the broadened authority that CAA was recently given is the complete answer unless it can be made to dovetail more completely into the military ...
8
Fighting Immigration Anarchy
'Militarize. the. Border'. In 2003, Spencer circulated petitions across the country asking citizens to sign on the line if they wanted the Bush administration to put the military on the southern border to keep illegal aliens, terrorists, drug smugglers, ...
Daniel Sheehy, 2009
9
Freedom of Expression in El Salvador: The Struggle for Human ...
Militarize. the. New. "Civilian". Police. Force. Human rights advocates initially had high hopes for the National Civilian Police (pnc). In early 1992, for example, the Human Rights Institute of the Central American University (idhuca) called the ...
Lawrence Michael Ladutke, 2004
10
Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George ...
The. United. States. is. not. going. to. militarize. the southem border. Mexico is our neighbor and our friend. We will continue to work cooperatively to improve security on both sides of the border, to confront common problems like drug trafficking ...
George Walker Bush, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MILITARIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term militarize is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Islamic State launches chemical weapons: How great is the threat …
“From targeting civilians to selling women into slavery to boasting about recruiting children and formalizing a process by which they militarize ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
2
Senator: The US is committing a 'strategic blunder' by removing …
The US is committing a “strategic blunder” by removing nearly 3,000 Army personnel from the Arctic as Russia continues its push to militarize ... «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»
3
Former Nigerian military dictator meets with Obama, Kerry in …
By centering his platform on the war against Boko Haram, Buhari was signaling his intention to collaborate with the US drive to militarize ... «World Socialist Web Site, Jul 15»
4
Movie rewind: 'Ant-Man' is scaled-down fun from Marvel
Pym hid the technology long ago when some wanted to militarize it (an overly familiar Marvel theme). But he can see someone with Scott's ... «Tulsa World, Jul 15»
5
Kiev Needs Self-Criticism and Tough Love
... to speculate how different things might have been without the war to drain their coffers, distract their attention and militarize their policies. «Russia!, Jul 15»
6
COLUMN: The alphabet as Whitehead sees it
The government's efforts to militarize and weaponize its agencies and employees is reaching epic proportions, with federal agencies as varied ... «Belgrade News, Jul 15»
7
Scared Scandinavians: Finland to Militarize Entire Border With Russia
Finland is freaking out. The Finnish Armed Forces plan to deploy rapid reaction force units to secure the entire border with Russia, Defense ... «Sputnik International, Jul 15»
8
US surveillance of South China Sea can lead to dire consequences …
... Spratly archipelago of the South China Sea, and says China's territorial claims of the man-made islands could further militarize the region. «Press TV, Jul 15»
9
Obama golfs with 3 House Dems who praised Iran deal
... the 150-page document to determine if it "sufficiently monitors and contains any efforts by Iran to militarize its nuclear program and maintains ... «Washington Examiner, Jul 15»
10
Connecticut Democrats could play significant role in fate of Iran deal
He promised a “thorough review … to determine if it sufficiently monitors and contains any efforts by Iran to militarize its nuclear program, and ... «theday.com, Jul 15»

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