militarize

tr.v., -rized, -riz·ing, -riz·es.

1. To equip or train for war.
2. To imbue with militarism.
3. To adopt for use by or in the military.

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

verb

To assemble, equip, and train for war: mobilize. See peace/conflict.

v. 1. (militarized) give (something, especially an organization) a military character or style: militarized police forces.

2. equip or supply (a place) with soldiers and other military resources.

militarization n.

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force
  Synonym: militarise
  Antonym: demilitarize (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: adopt for military use
  Synonym: militarise

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - militarisere

Nederlands (Dutch)
militair uitrusten, aanpassen aan militair gebruik, militariseren

Français (French)
v. tr. - militariser

Deutsch (German)
v. - militarisieren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - στρατιωτικοποιώ

Italiano (Italian)
militarizzare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - militarizar

Русский (Russian)
военизировать, предназначать для военного применения

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - militarizar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - militarisera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
使军事化, 使备战, 使军国主义化

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 使軍事化, 使備戰, 使軍國主義化

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 군대화 하다, 군국화 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 軍隊を配備する, 軍備を整える, 軍隊化する, 軍用化する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعسكر, يجند‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סיפק ציוד צבאי, נתן אופי צבאי או מיליטריסטי ל-‬

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