Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

militarization

/ˌmɪ.lɪ.tə.ɹaɪˈzeɪ.ʃn̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
mil-i-ta-riza-tion
IPA
/ˌmɪ.lɪ.tə.ɹaɪˈzeɪ.ʃn̩/
25
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process whereby some area, procedure, aspect of culture, etc., becomes controlled by the military or administered in a military fashion.

Countable; Uncountable

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Etymology

Etymology tree English military Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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.

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How do you pronounce militarization?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɪ.lɪ.tə.ɹaɪˈzeɪ.ʃn̩/.
What does militarization mean?
The process whereby some area, procedure, aspect of culture, etc., becomes controlled by the military or administered in a military fashion.
Where does militarization come from?
Etymology tree English military Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō 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.

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