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militarize

/ˈmɪ.lɪ.tə.ɹaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables
mil-i-ta-rize
IPA
/ˈmɪ.lɪ.tə.ɹaɪz/
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give a military character to something, such as government or organization.

verb

To train or equip for war.

verb

To adopt for use by the military.

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 From military + -ize.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

militarizes (present, singular) militarizing (participle, present) militarized (participle, past) militarized (past) militarise (alternative)

Derived Forms

demilitarize hypermilitarize militarizable militarization nonmilitarized overmilitarize remilitarize unmilitarized

Synonyms

militarise

Rhymes With

demilitarize

Questions

How do you pronounce militarize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɪ.lɪ.tə.ɹaɪz/.
What does militarize mean?
To give a military character to something, such as government or organization.
Where does militarize 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 From military + -ize.

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