demilitarize (verb)

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• demilitarize — (also demilitarise) ► VERB ▪ remove all military forces from (an area). DERIVATIVES demilitarization noun …   English terms dictionary

• demilitarize — verb a) To remove troops from an area b) To return an area to civilian control …   Wiktionary

• demilitarize — [[t]di͟ːmɪ̱lɪtəraɪz[/t]] demilitarizes, demilitarizing, demilitarized VERB To demilitarize an area means to ensure that all military forces are removed from it. [V n] He said the UN had made remarkable progress in demilitarizing the region... [V… …   English dictionary

• demilitarize — transitive verb Date: 1883 1. a. to do away with the military organization or potential of b. to prohibit (as a zone or frontier area) from being used for military purposes 2. to rid of military characteristics or uses • demilitarization noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• demilitarize — or demilitarise verb [usu. as adjective demilitarized] remove all military forces from: a demilitarized zone. Derivatives demilitarization noun …   English new terms dictionary

• demilitarize — also ise BrE verb (transitive usually passive) to remove the weapons, soldiers etc from a country or area so that there can be no fighting there demilitarization noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• demilitarise — verb 1. do away with the military organization and potential of • Syn: ↑demilitarize • Ant: ↑militarise, ↑militarize (for: ↑demilitarize) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• disarm — verb 1) the UN must disarm the country Syn: demilitarize, demobilize 2) the militia refused to disarm Syn: lay down one s arms, demilitarize; literary beat one s swords into plowshares 3) police disarmed the bomb Syn …   Thesaurus of popular words

• neutralise — verb 1. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing The mafia liquidated the informer the double agent was neutralized • Syn: ↑neutralize, ↑liquidate, ↑waste, ↑knock off, ↑do in …   Useful english dictionary

• militarise — verb 1. lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force militarize Germany again after the war • Syn: ↑militarize • Ant: ↑demilitarise, ↑demilitarize (for: ↑militarize) …   Useful english dictionary

• disarm — verb 1) the militia refused to disarm Syn: lay down one s arms, demobilize, disband, demilitarize 2) police disarmed the bomb Syn: defuse, disable, deactivate, make safe 3) the warmth in hi …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary