militarize

(mili tə rīz′)

transitive verb militarized, militarizing

  1. to make military; equip and prepare for war
  2. to fill with warlike spirit

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See militarize in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb mil·i·ta·rized, mil·i·ta·riz·ing, mil·i·ta·riz·es
  1. To equip or train for war.
  2. To imbue with militarism.
  3. To adopt for use by or in the military.

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  • milˌi·ta·ri·zaˈtion (-tər-ĭ-zāˈshən) noun

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