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Definition of "demilitarize" [demilitarize]

  • To remove or forbid military troops in (an area): demilitarize a buffer zone between hostile countries. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "demilitarize" in a sentence
  • "MR. BERGER: The understanding that the KLA signed up to in Rambouillet was to demilitarize, that is, to cease functioning as a military unit, nor to have the weaponry of a military unit."
  • "They say their troops only pushed forward to "demilitarize" an area they felt threatened by the Georgian Army which, of course, has already long abandoned that area."
  • "While you are at it can you also tell us what will possibly happen to Israel in case it will follow your recommendation and will (together with Iran, of course) "demilitarize"?"