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How do you use Militarize in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like militarise or change, plus the exact meaning.

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Militarize in a sentence

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Militarize | Militarized

Militarize meaning

  1. To give a military character to something, such as government or organization.
  2. To train or equip for war.
  3. To adopt for use by the military.

Synonyms of Militarize

militarise change alter modify demilitarise demilitarize

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Other words often associated with Militarize or its synonyms:

arm disarm redact desexualize occurrence add interpolate sterilise alteration consequence spay exchange

Using Militarize

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.
  • Useful related words include: militarise, change, alter, modify.
  • In the example corpus, militarize often appears in combinations such as: to militarize, militarize the, and militarize.

Context around Militarize

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

defensively 1× ukraine 1× china 1×

Sentence patterns with Militarize

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

claim and militarize the south 1× funds to militarize ukraine under 1× needed to militarize defensively could 1× to not militarize china s 1× wants to militarize the baltic 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

according to experts 1× despite xi s 1× however imminent galaxy 1× the cia needs 1× washington couldn t 1×

Common sentence endings:

and subi reef 1× could be produced 1× south china sea 1× through debt obligations 1× under their tutelage 1×

Words around Militarize

Just before it in the word index:

militarization 55 militarists 7 militaristic 41 militarist 10 militarism 53 militarising 3

Just after it in the word index:

militarized 59 militarizing 7 military 21.310 militate 2 militated 6 militates 4

Similar in corpus frequency:

aargau 11 abacos 11 abboud 11 abbreviate 11 abdelkader 11 abdomens 11

Corpus analysis for Militarize

  • In this selection, "militarize" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, defensively, ukraine and china stand out and add context to how "militarize" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include claim and militarize the south and funds to militarize ukraine under. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "militarize" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with militarize

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The CIA needs the funds to militarize Ukraine under their tutelage. (11 words)

According to experts, Washington wants to militarize the Baltic States at their expense, including through debt obligations. (17 words)

However, imminent galaxy threats, that I will not go into, compelled our economics toward arming the prosperous class so that the enormous sums needed to militarize defensively could be produced. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

Despite Xi’s 2014 promise to not militarize China’s artificial islands in the Spratly Islands, China built air bases and defensive fortifications there and deployed warships to new naval bases on Fiery Cross, Mischief Reef and Subi Reef. (39 words)

Washington couldn’t care less about peacekeeping missions to Africa, but it would welcome Canada undertaking real freedom of navigation missions to push back against Chinese efforts to claim and militarize the South China Sea. (35 words)

However, imminent galaxy threats, that I will not go into, compelled our economics toward arming the prosperous class so that the enormous sums needed to militarize defensively could be produced. (30 words)

Example sentences (5)

According to experts, Washington wants to militarize the Baltic States at their expense, including through debt obligations.

However, imminent galaxy threats, that I will not go into, compelled our economics toward arming the prosperous class so that the enormous sums needed to militarize defensively could be produced.

The CIA needs the funds to militarize Ukraine under their tutelage.

Despite Xi’s 2014 promise to not militarize China’s artificial islands in the Spratly Islands, China built air bases and defensive fortifications there and deployed warships to new naval bases on Fiery Cross, Mischief Reef and Subi Reef.

Washington couldn’t care less about peacekeeping missions to Africa, but it would welcome Canada undertaking real freedom of navigation missions to push back against Chinese efforts to claim and militarize the South China Sea.

Common combinations with militarize

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "militarize" in a sentence?
An example: "According to experts, Washington wants to militarize the Baltic States at their expense, including through debt obligations." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "militarize" from authentic English texts.
What does "militarize" mean?
Militarize means: To give a military character to something, such as government or organization.
What are synonyms of "militarize"?
Common synonyms of "militarize" include: militarise, change, alter, modify, demilitarise, demilitarize.
How many example sentences with "militarize" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "militarize", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.