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noun
The process whereby some area, procedure, aspect of culture, etc., becomes controlled by the military or administered in a military fashion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency:
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: mobilization, mobilisation, militarisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: social control
Narrower terms: arming, armament, equipping, conscription, muster, draft, selective service, remilitarization, remilitarisation
History
Etymology tree English military Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English militarize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English militarization From militarize + -ation.
Across languages
45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
