remilitarize
verb[IorT]
(UKusuallyremilitarise);(re-militarize,re-militarise)uk/ˌriːˈmɪl.ɪ.tər.aɪz/us/ˌriːˈmɪl.ə.tə.raɪz/tobringmilitaryforcesback into anarea:
Thegovernmentisplanningto remilitarize the nation'sborders.
Thecountryshowslittledesireto remilitarize andstartthrowingitsweightaround.
to make apoliceforcesimilarto amilitaryforceagain, forexampleby giving itmilitaryweapons:
Hedeniedthat there were anyplansto remilitarize thepolice.
Wholeareasof thecountryare out of the government'scontrol,yetfewpeoplethinkthesolutionis to remilitarize thepolice.
- Thegovernmentisbelievedto have remilitarised the oil-richregionsin thesouthof thecountry.
- The Allies did nothing tostopGermany from remilitarizing the Rhineland in 1936.
- Thedictatorpromptlywent back on thedealand remilitarized thedisputedregion.
Providing weapons or taking weapons away
- air bridge
- air corridor
- armament
- armed
- arms control
- capability
- denuclearization
- denuclearize
- disarm
- disarmament
- gun control
- nuclear-free
- peace dividend
- rearm
- rearmament
- recommission
- reinforce
- reinforced
- under armsidiom
- withyourbare handsidiom