Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overmilitarize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-mil-i-ta-rize
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To militarize excessively, or to overemphasize military solutions and approaches

Example Sentences

""We overmilitarized," he said."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English militarize English overmilitarize From over- + militarize.

Inflected Forms

overmilitarizes (present, singular) overmilitarizing (participle, present) overmilitarized (participle, past) overmilitarized (past) overmilitarise (alternative)

Derived Forms

overmilitarization

Questions

What does overmilitarize mean?: To militarize excessively, or to overemphasize military solutions and approaches
Where does overmilitarize come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English militarize English overmilitarize From over- + militarize.

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