soldierize

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English

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Etymology

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From soldier +‎ -ize.

Verb

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soldierize (third-person singular simple present soldierizes, present participle soldierizing, simple past and past participle soldierized)

  1. (transitive) To make into a soldier.
    • 2014, David Lipsky, Absolutely American: Four Years at West Point, page 8:
      Plebes spend their first summer at Cadet Basic Training — Beast Barracks — where they get soldierized.