Definitions
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- verb UK Alternative spelling of
militarize .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb adopt for military use
- verb lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force
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Examples
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The ZCTU had, however, warned workers to stay at home so that the authorities would not "militarise" the action.
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The 58-year-old, who made his name fronting the band The Police, claimed that the war on drugs had been used to "militarise" law enforcement in America and was "a pretext to lock people in prison for exorbitant lengths of time".
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Zuma to 'militarise' wives The president's office plans to implement military ranks in the
iac world news feed 2010
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Zuma to 'militarise' wives The president's office plans to implement military ranks in the
iac world news feed 2010
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Instead, the government opted to declare a "state of alarm", allowing them to "militarise"
The Guardian World News Sarah Morris 2010
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Zuma to 'militarise' wives The president's office plans to implement military ranks in the
iac world news feed 2010
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Instead, the government opted to declare a "state of alarm", allowing them to "militarise"
The Guardian World News Sarah Morris 2010
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Aid groups working in Afghanistan have accused the US of trying to "militarise" their work by attaching conditions to aid and grants.
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Argentina rejects the British attempt to militarise a conflict regarding which the UN has said both nations must resolve though bilateral negotiations, said the new statement.
Argentina criticises Prince William's tour of duty of Falkland Islands 2012
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In the latest salvo, the country's Foreign Ministry said it "rejected the British attempt to militarise the conflict" and expressed regret that an heir to the throne would arrive wearing "the uniform of a conqueror".
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