English verb: militarize | |||
1. | militarize (competition) lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force | ||
Samples | Militarize Germany again after the war. | ||
Synonyms | militarise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | mobilise, mobilize, remilitarise, remilitarize | ||
Antonyms | demilitarise, demilitarize | ||
2. | militarize (change) adopt for military use | ||
Samples | Militarize the Civil Service. | ||
Synonyms | militarise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||