Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To equip or train for war.
- transitive verb To imbue with militarism.
- transitive verb To adopt for use by or in the military.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To render military in character, feeling, bearing, or conduct. He was brought up in Germany, becoming more and more militarised.
- To place under military control; subject to military methods: as, to
militarize the government.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- verb to lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To train or equip for
war . - verb To adopt for use by the military.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force
- verb adopt for military use
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Examples
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Opponents of missile defense charge that a space layer would somehow "militarize" space.
Hillary's Right About the 'Defense Umbrella' Ilan Berman And Clifford D. May 2009
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Obama said this week he had no desire to "militarize" the border, but the Department of Homeland Security has outlined plans to protect the border that include, as a last resort, deploying military personnel and equipment to the region if other agencies are overwhelmed.
Hillary Clinton To Visit Mexico To Support Drug Crackdown 2009
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The troops would not be sent to "militarize" the border with Mexico, Bush hastened to add, or even to arrest illegals coming over the border, but rather to provide logistical support, monitor surveillance cameras and do construction.
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(LuqCE) haha, don't forget President Informercial recently said he would not 'militarize' space with weapons.
Ace of Spades HQ DrewM. 2010
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While emphasizing that he does not want to "militarize" the border, Obama called it
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NSA Director Lt.Gen. Keith Alexander told senators today the Cyber Command is not about efforts to "militarize" the Internet, and would work to protect the privacy of American citizens despite the uncharted legal territory in cyberspace. told the Senate Armed Services Committee today that he would work to protect the privacy rights of Americans - even as he noted the amount of uncharted territory in cyber-law.
eWeek - RSS Feeds 2010
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The next step would be to "militarize" his actions so that he could be put, incommunicado, in Guantanamo.
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Obama said this week he had no desire to "militarize" the border, but the Department of Homeland Security has outlined plans to protect the border that includes, as a last resort, deploying military personnel and equipment to the region if other agencies are overwhelmed.
CBS3.com - Philadelphia's Source For Breaking News, Weather, Traffic and Sports 2009
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Obama said this week he had no desire to "militarize" the border, but the Department of Homeland Security has outlined plans to protect the border that includes, as a last resort, deploying military personnel and equipment to the region if other agencies are overwhelmed.
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Obama said this week he had no desire to "militarize" the border, but the Department of Homeland Security has outlined plans to protect the border that includes, as a last resort, deploying military personnel and equipment to the region if other agencies are overwhelmed.
CBS 2 - KCAL 9 - Los Angeles - Southern California - LA Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports 2009
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