militarise

/'militəraiz/ Cách viết khác : (militarise) /'militəraiz/

Thân thiện

The government decided to militarise the border region.

Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To equip or prepare for war; to give a military character to: The primary meaning refers to the process of organizing, equipping, or training people, an organization, or a country for war or military conflict.
   • To convert for military use: This sense involves adapting something (e.g., an industry, a resource, or a service) so that it serves military purposes.

Examples of Usage

• Verb:
  • The government decided to militarise the border region in response to the threat.
  • During the crisis, they began to militarise civilian factories to produce weapons.
  • The treaty forbids the country to militarise the disputed islands.

Advanced Usage

• "to become militarised": This passive or intransitive construction describes a state or process where something acquires a military character.
  • The zone has become increasingly militarised over the past decade.
• Used in political and sociological discourse to describe the increasing influence of the military or military values in society or government.

Variants and Related Words

• Militarization (noun): The process or result of militarising.
  • The militarization of space is a growing concern.
• Militarised (adjective): Describing something that has been equipped or converted for military use.
  • They crossed a heavily militarised zone.
• Demilitarise (verb): The opposite action; to remove military forces or character from.
  • The agreement aims to demilitarise the peninsula.

Synonyms

• Arm: To supply with weapons.
• Fortify: To strengthen with military defenses.
• Mobilize: To prepare and organize troops for active service.

Antonyms

• Demilitarise: To remove military forces or character.
• Pacify: To bring peace to; to calm.
• Civilianize: To transfer from military to civilian control or use.

Related Phrases

• Militarise a conflict: To introduce or increase the use of military force in a dispute.
  • Intervention by foreign powers served to militarise the conflict further.

Học thuật

Verb

1. adopt for military use
   • militarize the Civil Service
2. lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force
   • militarize Germany again after the war

Từ đồng nghĩa

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