militarization en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌmɪ.lɪ.tə.ɹaɪˈzeɪ.ʃn̩/
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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.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The process whereby some area, procedure, aspect of culture, etc., becomes controlled by the military or administered in a military fashion.
The 1990s saw a massive militarization of US police.
2025 May 13, Patrik Jonsson, “Beat cops to game wardens, Florida expands ‘army’ of immigration enforcers”, in The Christian Science Monitor:The masculine militarization of culture has led to a feminine eroticization.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 167:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| militarizations | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| militarisation | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
demilitarization · remilitarization
Deriveds
remilitarization · demilitarization
Translations (45)
az militarizasiya (Translations) · uz militarizatsiya (Translations) · ca militarització (Translations) · tr militarizasyon (Translations) · uk мілітариза́ція (Translations) · pt militarização (Translations) · vi sự quân sự hoá (Translations) · ko 군사화 (Translations) · tk militarizmleşdirme (Translations) · ka მილიტარიზაცია (Translations) · ar عَسْكَرَة (Translations) · ast militarización (Translations) · sq militarizim (Translations) · lt militarizacija (Translations) · sv militarisering (Translations) · uz militarizatsiyalashtirish (Translations) · hi सैन्यीकरण (Translations) · ja 軍事化 (Translations) · cs militarizace (Translations) · da militarisering (Translations) · it militarizzazione (Translations) · cmn 軍事化 /军事化 (Translations) · lv militarizācija (Translations) · fr militarisation (Translations) · sh militarizácija (Translations) · ro militarizare (Translations) · pl militaryzacja (Translations) · nl militarisering (Translations) · tr askerileştirme (Translations) · hy ռազմականացում (Translations) · el στρατιωτικοποίηση (Translations) · et militariseerimine (Translations) · fa نظامیسازی (Translations) · sl militarizacija (Translations) · es militarización (Translations) · sh милитариза́ција (Translations) · be мілітарыза́цыя (Translations) · bg милитариза́ция (Translations) · sk militarizácia (Translations) · nb militarisering (Translations) · mk милитаризација (Translations) · fi militarisointi (Translations) · de Militarisierung (Translations) · hu militarizálás (Translations) · ru милитариза́ция (Translations)