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de·mil·i·ta·rize
(dē-mĭl′ĭ-tə-rīz′)tr.v. de·mil·i·ta·rized, de·mil·i·ta·riz·ing, de·mil·i·ta·riz·es
To remove or forbid military troops in (an area): demilitarize a buffer zone between hostile countries.
de·mil′i·ta·ri·za′tion (-tər-ĭ-zā′shən) n.
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demilitarize
(diːˈmɪlɪtəˌraɪz) ordemilitarise
vb (tr)
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to remove any military presence or function in (an area): demilitarized zone.
2. (Military) to free of military character, purpose, etc: 11 regiments were demilitarized.
deˌmilitariˈzation, deˌmilitariˈsation n
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de•mil•i•ta•rize
(diˈmɪl ɪ təˌraɪz)v.t. -rized, -riz•ing.
1. to deprive of military character; place under civil control.
2. to forbid military use of.
[1880–85]
de•mil`i•ta•ri•za′tion, n.
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demilitarize
Past participle: demilitarized
Gerund: demilitarizing
| Imperative |
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| demilitarize |
| demilitarize |
| Present |
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| I demilitarize |
| you demilitarize |
| he/she/it demilitarizes |
| we demilitarize |
| you demilitarize |
| they demilitarize |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I demilitarized |
| you demilitarized |
| he/she/it demilitarized |
| we demilitarized |
| you demilitarized |
| they demilitarized |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am demilitarizing |
| you are demilitarizing |
| he/she/it is demilitarizing |
| we are demilitarizing |
| you are demilitarizing |
| they are demilitarizing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have demilitarized |
| you have demilitarized |
| he/she/it has demilitarized |
| we have demilitarized |
| you have demilitarized |
| they have demilitarized |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was demilitarizing |
| you were demilitarizing |
| he/she/it was demilitarizing |
| we were demilitarizing |
| you were demilitarizing |
| they were demilitarizing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had demilitarized |
| you had demilitarized |
| he/she/it had demilitarized |
| we had demilitarized |
| you had demilitarized |
| they had demilitarized |
| Future |
|---|
| I will demilitarize |
| you will demilitarize |
| he/she/it will demilitarize |
| we will demilitarize |
| you will demilitarize |
| they will demilitarize |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have demilitarized |
| you will have demilitarized |
| he/she/it will have demilitarized |
| we will have demilitarized |
| you will have demilitarized |
| they will have demilitarized |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be demilitarizing |
| you will be demilitarizing |
| he/she/it will be demilitarizing |
| we will be demilitarizing |
| you will be demilitarizing |
| they will be demilitarizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been demilitarizing |
| you have been demilitarizing |
| he/she/it has been demilitarizing |
| we have been demilitarizing |
| you have been demilitarizing |
| they have been demilitarizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been demilitarizing |
| you will have been demilitarizing |
| he/she/it will have been demilitarizing |
| we will have been demilitarizing |
| you will have been demilitarizing |
| they will have been demilitarizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been demilitarizing |
| you had been demilitarizing |
| he/she/it had been demilitarizing |
| we had been demilitarizing |
| you had been demilitarizing |
| they had been demilitarizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would demilitarize |
| you would demilitarize |
| he/she/it would demilitarize |
| we would demilitarize |
| you would demilitarize |
| they would demilitarize |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have demilitarized |
| you would have demilitarized |
| he/she/it would have demilitarized |
| we would have demilitarized |
| you would have demilitarized |
| they would have demilitarized |
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Verb 1. demilitarize - do away with the military organization and potential of
neutralise, neutralize - make incapable of military action
militarise, militarize - lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force; "militarize Germany again after the war"
2. demilitarize - remove offensive capability from
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demilitarize
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