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demilitarize

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transitive verb

-·rized·, -·riz·ing
  1. to free from organized military control
  2. to take away the military power or character of
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demilitarize

transitive verb

de·mil·i·ta·rized, de·mil·i·ta·riz·ing, de·mil·i·ta·riz·es
To remove or forbid military troops in (an area): demilitarize a buffer zone between hostile countries.

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  • de·mil′i·ta·ri·za′tion

    noun

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Verb

(third-person singular simple present demilitarizes, present participle demilitarizing, simple past and past participle demilitarized)

  1. To remove troops from an area
  2. To prevent troops from entering an area.
  3. To return an area to civilian control
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