Militarize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force

adopt for military use

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɪlɪɾɚɹˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɪlɪtəɹˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɪlɪtəɹˌaɪz/

4 syllables Say it as /mˈɪlɪɾɚɹˌaɪz/.

Examples

militarize Germany again after the war
militarize the Civil Service

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

militarise

Antonyms

demilitarise demilitarize

Parts of Speech

verb	lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force “militarize Germany again after the war”
verb	adopt for military use “militarize the Civil Service”

Word Forms

militarization	noun	act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency:
military	noun	the military forces of a nation
militarisation	noun	act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency:

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

militarisieren

einem Land einen militärischen Charakter verleihen, beispielsweise durch den Aufbau einer Militärmacht

🇫🇷French

militariser

donner un caractère militaire à (un pays), par exemple en constituant une force militaire

🇪🇸Spanish

militarizar

dar un carácter militar a (un país), como construir una fuerza militar

🇮🇹Italian

militarizzare

conferire un carattere militare a (un paese), ad esempio costruendo una forza militare

🇳🇱Dutch

militariseren

(een land) een militair karakter geven, bijvoorbeeld door een militaire macht op te bouwen

🇵🇹Portuguese

militarizar

emprestar um caráter militar a (um país), como através da construção de uma força militar

🇷🇺Russian

милитаризировать

придать военный характер (стране), например, путем наращивания военной силы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सैन्यकरण करना

(किसी देश को) एक सैन्य चरित्र प्रदान करना, जैसे कि एक सैन्य बल का निर्माण करना

🇧🇩Bengali

সামরিকীকরণ

(একটি দেশ) একটি সামরিক চরিত্রকে ধার দিন, যেমন একটি সামরিক বাহিনী গড়ে তোলার মাধ্যমে

🇮🇳Tamil

இராணுவமயமாக்கு

ஒரு இராணுவப் படையைக் கட்டியெழுப்புவது போல (ஒரு நாட்டிற்கு) ஒரு இராணுவத் தன்மையைக் கொடுக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

సైనికీకరణ

సైనిక శక్తిని నిర్మించడం ద్వారా (ఒక దేశానికి) సైనిక పాత్రను ఇవ్వండి

🇮🇳Marathi

लष्करीकरण

लष्करी शक्ती तयार करून (देशाला) लष्करी वर्ण द्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

લશ્કરીકરણ

લશ્કરી દળનું નિર્માણ કરીને (દેશ)ને લશ્કરી પાત્ર આપો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಿಲಿಟರಿಗೊಳಿಸು

ಮಿಲಿಟರಿ ಬಲವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಮಿಸುವ ಮೂಲಕ (ದೇಶಕ್ಕೆ) ಮಿಲಿಟರಿ ಪಾತ್ರವನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൈനികവൽക്കരിക്കുക

ഒരു സൈനിക ശക്തി കെട്ടിപ്പടുക്കുന്നത് പോലെ (ഒരു രാജ്യത്തിന്) ഒരു സൈനിക സ്വഭാവം നൽകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਫੌਜੀਕਰਨ

(ਇੱਕ ਦੇਸ਼) ਨੂੰ ਇੱਕ ਫੌਜੀ ਚਰਿੱਤਰ ਉਧਾਰ ਦਿਓ, ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਇੱਕ ਫੌਜੀ ਤਾਕਤ ਬਣਾ ਕੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

فوجی بنانا

(ایک ملک) کو ایک فوجی کردار دیں، جیسا کہ ایک فوجی قوت بنا کر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

军事化

赋予（一个国家）军事特征，例如建立一支军队

🇯🇵Japanese

軍事化する

軍隊を増強するなどして、（国に）軍事的な性格を与える

🇰🇷Korean

군사화하다

군사력을 키우는 등 (국가)에 군사적 성격을 부여하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quân sự hóa

mang tính chất quân sự cho (một quốc gia), như bằng cách xây dựng một lực lượng quân sự

🇹🇭Thai

ติดอาวุธ

ให้ยืมลักษณะทางทหารแก่ (ประเทศ) เช่นเดียวกับการสร้างกำลังทหาร

🇮🇩Indonesian

memilitarisasikan

meminjamkan karakter militer kepada (suatu negara), seperti dengan membangun kekuatan militer

🇵🇭Filipino

militarisahin

magpahiram ng karakter ng militar sa (isang bansa), tulad ng pagbuo ng isang puwersang militar

🇲🇾Malay

ketenteraan

meminjamkan watak ketenteraan kepada (sebuah negara), seperti dengan membina pasukan tentera

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عسكرة

إضفاء طابع عسكري على (الدولة)، كأن تقوم ببناء قوة عسكرية

🇮🇷Persian

نظامی کردن

به (یک کشور) شخصیت نظامی بدهید، مانند ایجاد یک نیروی نظامی

🇹🇷Turkish

askerileştirmek

(bir ülkeye) askeri bir güç oluşturmak gibi askeri bir karakter kazandırmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לצבא

להעניק אופי צבאי ל(מדינה), כמו בבניית כוח צבאי

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The primary meaning of 'militarize' is 'lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force'.

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Using 'militarize' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'militarize' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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