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militarize

[ mil-i-tuh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

militarized, militarizing.
  1. to equip with armed forces, military supplies, or the like.
  2. to make military.
  3. to imbue with militarism.


militarize

/ ˈ³¾Éª±ôɪ³Ùəˌ°ù²¹Éª³ú /

verb

  1. to convert to military use
  2. to imbue with militarism
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ³¾¾±±ô¾±³Ù²¹°ù¾±Ëˆ³ú²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ³¾¾±±ôi·³Ù²¹Â·°ù¾±Â·³ú²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
  • °ù±ðm¾±±ô·¾±Â·³Ù²¹Â·°ù¾±Â·³ú²¹î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
  • °ù±ð·³¾¾±±ôi·³Ù²¹Â·°ù¾±³ú±ð verb (used with object) remilitarized remilitarizing
  • ³Ü²Ô·³¾¾±±ôi·³Ù²¹Â·°ù¾±³ú±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of militarize1

First recorded in 1875–80; militar(y) + -ize
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The U.S. has turned to its southern neighbor for help blocking migrants since at least the Obama administration, when Mexico agreed to increase deportations and dramatically militarize its border with Guatemala.

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“From the get-go, they are using fentanyl and the overdose crisis as a reason to criminalize immigrant communities, militarize the border, and pursue high-level criminal charges,†Medina told Salon in a phone interview.

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“Trump’s promise to use militarized raids against our state will have devastating consequences for our communities and our economy,†said Hamid Yazdan-Panah, advocacy director for Immigrant Defense Advocates.

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He’s the conflicted architect of a militarized theocracy that took root in America after a second civil war where the Constitution did not prevail.

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If elected, he also promised a militarized campaign of deportation that would entail arresting and detaining millions of people in internment camps.

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