remilitarise

Thân thiện

Japan is considering whether to remilitarise its defense forces.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To militarize again; to equip or prepare for war again after a period of demilitarization: The act of re-establishing military forces, structures, or a military presence in an area that had previously been disarmed or had its military capabilities reduced.

Usage and Examples

• Verb:
  • The treaty forbids the nation to remilitarise the border zone. (The agreement prohibits the country from re-establishing military forces in that area.)
  • Debates continue over whether the island should be remilitarised. (Discussions are ongoing about whether military installations should be rebuilt on the island.)
  • Fears grew that the region would remilitarise following the collapse of the peace accord. (Concerns increased that the area would return to a state of military preparedness after the peace agreement failed.)

Advanced Usage

• "to remilitarise a zone/region/area": This is the most common collocation, specifying the geographic location where military forces are being re-introduced.
  • The decision to remilitarise the strategic peninsula alarmed neighboring countries.

Variants and Related Words

• Remilitarization (noun): The process or act of remilitarising.
  • The remilitarization of the frontier was seen as a provocative act.
• Militarise (verb): To equip or prepare for war. (This is the base form without the 're-' prefix meaning 'again').
• Demilitarise (verb): To remove military forces or installations from; to make non-military. (This is the direct opposite action).

Synonyms

• Re-arm: To supply with weapons again.
• Fortify again: To strengthen with defensive military works once more.

Notes on Meaning

• The term carries significant political and historical weight. It is often used in contexts involving post-conflict settlements, peace treaties, or neutral zones where demilitarization was previously mandated. The action is typically controversial and seen as escalatory.
• The example from the reference context, , refers to historical debates about Japan's post-World War II constitutional limits on maintaining offensive military forces.

Học thuật

Verb

1. militarize anew
   • Should Japan be remilitarized?

Từ đồng nghĩa

• remilitarize