Militarize

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  militarize \militarize\ v. t. & i.
     to lend a military character to (a country), as by building
     up a military force.
  
     Syn: make military.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  militarize
       v 1: lend a military character to (a country), as by building up
            a military force; "militarize Germany again after the
            war" [syn: {militarise}] [ant: {demilitarize}, {demilitarize}]
       2: adopt for military use; "militarize the Civil Service" [syn:
           {militarise}]