demilitarize

English

Alternative forms

• demilitarise

Etymology

From de- +‎ militarize.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɪˈmɪlɪtəɹaɪz/

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Verb

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

1. (transitive) To remove troops from (an area).
2. (transitive) To prevent troops from entering (an area).
3. (transitive) To return (an area) to civilian control, after military control.

Translations

remove troops from an area

• Catalan: desmilitaritzar (ca)
• Danish: afmilitarisere, afmilitarisere
• Dutch: demilitariseren (nl)
• Finnish: demilitarisoida (fi), vetää joukot pois
• French: démilitariser (fr)
• Galician: desmilitarizar
• German: entmilitarisieren (de)
• Greek: αποστρατιωτικοποιώ (el) (apostratiotikopoió)
• Hungarian: demilitarizál (hu)
• Italian: smilitarizzare (it), demilitarizzare (it)
• Polish: demilitaryzować impf or pf
• Russian: демилитаризова́ть (ru) impf or pf (demilitarizovátʹ), демилитаризова́ть (ru) impf or pf (dɛmilitarizovátʹ), демилитаризи́ровать (ru) impf or pf (demilitarizírovatʹ), демилитаризи́ровать (ru) impf or pf (dɛmilitarizírovatʹ)
• Spanish: desmilitarizar (es)
• Swedish: demilitarisera (sv)
• Ukrainian: демілітаризува́ти impf or pf (demilitaryzuváty)