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demilitarize

[ dee-mil-i-tuh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

demilitarized, demilitarizing.
  1. to deprive of military character; free from militarism.
  2. to place under civil instead of military control.
  3. to forbid military use of (a border zone).

demilitarize

/ 徱ːˈɪɪəˌɪ /

verb

  1. to remove any military presence or function in (an area)

    demilitarized zone

  2. to free of military character, purpose, etc

    11 regiments were demilitarized

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌٲˈپDz, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ·i·ٲ··tDz noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of demilitarize1

First recorded in 1880–85; de- + militarize

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