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demilitarize

[ dee-mil-i-tuh-rahyz ]

verb (used with object)

demilitarized, demilitarizing.
  1. to deprive of military character; free from militarism.
  2. to place under civil instead of military control.
  3. to forbid military use of (a border zone).


demilitarize

/ 徱ːˈɪɪəˌɪ /

verb

  1. to remove any military presence or function in (an area)

    demilitarized zone

  2. to free of military character, purpose, etc

    11 regiments were demilitarized

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Derived Forms

  • ˌٲˈپDz, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·i·ٲ··tDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of demilitarize1

First recorded in 1880–85; de- + militarize
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In its wake, Israel hardened its borders with Gaza and Lebanon, expanding outwards to establish demilitarized buffer zones.

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Now, they see Israeli forces routinely moving around their own village, parts of which jut into the demilitarized zone.

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Israel captured the demilitarized territory along the border between the two countries shortly after Assad fled, claiming that the agreement between the two countries was nullified by the coup.

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Israel has also pointed to what it says are “daily” violations along the demilitarized frontier by Syria.

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Vance zipped in afterward with a completely made-up plan about a "demilitarized zone" and a "guarantee of neutrality."

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