civilianize

ci·vil·ian·ize

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [si-vil-yuh-nahyz]
- /sɪˈvɪl yəˌnaɪz/
- /sˈɪvɪlˌiənaɪz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [si-vil-yuh-nahyz]
- /sɪˈvɪl yəˌnaɪz/

Definitions of civilianize word

verb civilianize to change the status of (an armed force, a base, etc) from military to nonmilitary 3
verb transitive civilianize to staff with civilians or place under civilian control 3
verb with object civilianize to assign to civilians or place under civilian direction or control: a decision to civilianize the teaching of history at the naval academy. 1
verb with object civilianize to make less military in form or character: He charged that the union movement is civilianizing the army. 1
noun civilianize Make (something) nonmilitary in character or function. 1
verb civilianize To convert something from military to civilian operation or control. 0

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Origin of civilianize

First appearance:

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70; civilian + -ize

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Parts of speech for Civilianize

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Civilianize

civilianize popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

civilianize usage trend in Literature

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