demilitarize
pronunciation
How to pronounce demilitarize in British English:
UK [ˌdi:ˈmɪlɪtəraɪz]
How to pronounce demilitarize in American English:
US [diˈmɪlɪtəˌraɪz]
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- Verb:
- do away with the military organization and potential of
- remove offensive capability from
Word Origin
- demilitarize (v.)
- 1883, in reference to the Austrian military frontier in the Balkans; see de- + military + -ize. Demilitarized zone attested by 1921 (the Versailles Treaty uses neutralized zone).
Example
- 1. The peacekeepers are supposed to help the lebanese army demilitarize southern lebanon and stop the flow of weapons to hezbollah .
- 2. Ma has proposed a peace treaty that would demilitarize the strait , and said he would ease restrictions on investments in the mainland .
- 3. Demilitarize national security systems to the level of a non-provocative defense posture , and convert military resources to peaceful purposes , including ecological restoration .
- 4. My guy inhabitants , at this distance dweller and consolidation forces are in the early stages of naval operations apt demilitarize iraq , apt liberated its people and to vindicate the earth from demise peril .
- 5. In the first instance , we need to demilitarize what we have been calling the global war on terrorism and shift to other types of policy instruments .