demilitarise

Other forms: demilitarised

Definitions of demilitarise
  1. verb
    do away with the military organization and potential of
    synonyms: demilitarize
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    antonyms:
    militarise
    lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force
    types:
    neutralise, neutralize
    make incapable of military action
    type of:
    disarm, unarm
    take away the weapons from; render harmless
  2. verb
    remove offensive capability from
    synonyms: demilitarize, disarm
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