remilitarise

Definition

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).

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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.

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