MILITARIZE

militarize, militarise

(verb) adopt for military use; “militarize the Civil Service”

militarize, militarise

(verb) lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force; “militarize Germany again after the war”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Verb

militarize (third-person singular simple present militarizes, present participle militarizing, simple past and past participle militarized)

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

To train or equip for war.

To adopt for use by the military.

Source: Wiktionary