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militarization

mil·i·ta·rize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mil-i-tuh-rahyz]
    • /ˈmɪl ɪ təˌraɪz/
    • /ˈmɪ.lɪ.tə.raɪ.ˈzeɪ.ʃən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mil-i-tuh-rahyz]
    • /ˈmɪl ɪ təˌraɪz/

Definitions of militarization word

  • verb with object militarization to equip with armed forces, military supplies, or the like. 1
  • verb with object militarization to make military. 1
  • verb with object militarization to imbue with militarism. 1
  • noun militarization The process whereby some area of land or procedure becomes controlled by the military or administered in a military fashion. 1
  • noun militarization preparation for war 1
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Origin of militarization

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; militar(y) + -ize

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Parts of speech for Militarization

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Militarization

militarization popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Related words

  • militarize

    to equip with armed forces, military supplies, or the like.
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