DEMILITARIZE

disarm, demilitarize, demilitarise

(verb) remove offensive capability from

demilitarize, demilitarise

(verb) do away with the military organization and potential of

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

demilitarize (third-person singular simple present demilitarizes, present participle demilitarizing, simple past and past participle demilitarized)

To remove troops from an area.

To prevent troops from entering an area.

To return an area to civilian control.

Source: Wiktionary



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