Associations to the word «Militarize»

Wiktionary

MILITARIZE, verb. To train or equip for war.
MILITARIZE, verb. To adopt for use by the military.

Dictionary definition

MILITARIZE, verb. Lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force; "militarize Germany again after the war".
MILITARIZE, verb. Adopt for military use; "militarize the Civil Service".

Wise words

Words - so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
Nathaniel Hawthorne