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demilitarize

 
Dictionary: de·mil·i·ta·rize   (dē-mĭl'ĭ-tə-rīz') pronunciation

tr.v., -rized, -riz·ing, -riz·es.
To remove or forbid military troops in (an area): demilitarize a buffer zone between hostile countries.

demilitarization de·mil'i·ta·ri·za'tion (-tər-ĭ-zā'shən) n.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: do away with the military organization and potential of
  Synonym: demilitarise
  Antonym: militarize (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: remove offensive capability from
  Synonyms: disarm, demilitarise


Translations: Demilitarize
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - demilitarisere

Nederlands (Dutch)
demilitariseren

Français (French)
v. tr. - démilitariser

Deutsch (German)
v. - entmilitarisieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αποστρατικοποιώ, αφοπλίζω

Italiano (Italian)
smilitarizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - desmilitarizar

Русский (Russian)
демилитаризовать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - desmilitarizar, poner bajo poder civil

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - demilitarisera

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
解除武装, 废除军备

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 解除武裝, 廢除軍備

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 무장을 제거하다, 군정에서 민정으로 옮기다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 非武装化する, 軍政から民政に移す

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يزيل قوات أو مباني عسكريه من منطقه بواسطه اتفاقيه, يجرد مكانا من الصفه العسكريه بواسطه اتفاقيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮פירז‬


 
 

 

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