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