demilitarize

English

Alternative forms

demilitarise

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dɪˈmɪlɪtəɹaɪz/
Audio (UK): (file)

Verb

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

To remove troops from an area.
To prevent troops from entering an area.
To return an area to civilian 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)