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re·mil·i·ta·rize

(rē-mĭl′ĭ-tə-rīz′)

tr.v. re·mil·i·ta·rized, re·mil·i·ta·riz·ing, re·mil·i·ta·riz·es

To equip again for war.

re·mil′i·ta·ri·za′tion (-tər-ĭ-zā′shən) n.

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remilitarize

(riːˈmɪlɪtəˌraɪz) or

remilitarise

(Military) to militarize again; rearm after being disarmed

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remilitarize

Past participle: remilitarized
Gerund: remilitarizing

Imperative
remilitarize
remilitarize

Present
I remilitarize
you remilitarize
he/she/it remilitarizes
we remilitarize
you remilitarize
they remilitarize

Preterite
I remilitarized
you remilitarized
he/she/it remilitarized
we remilitarized
you remilitarized
they remilitarized

Present Continuous
I am remilitarizing
you are remilitarizing
he/she/it is remilitarizing
we are remilitarizing
you are remilitarizing
they are remilitarizing

Present Perfect
I have remilitarized
you have remilitarized
he/she/it has remilitarized
we have remilitarized
you have remilitarized
they have remilitarized

Past Continuous
I was remilitarizing
you were remilitarizing
he/she/it was remilitarizing
we were remilitarizing
you were remilitarizing
they were remilitarizing

Past Perfect
I had remilitarized
you had remilitarized
he/she/it had remilitarized
we had remilitarized
you had remilitarized
they had remilitarized

Future
I will remilitarize
you will remilitarize
he/she/it will remilitarize
we will remilitarize
you will remilitarize
they will remilitarize

Future Perfect
I will have remilitarized
you will have remilitarized
he/she/it will have remilitarized
we will have remilitarized
you will have remilitarized
they will have remilitarized

Future Continuous
I will be remilitarizing
you will be remilitarizing
he/she/it will be remilitarizing
we will be remilitarizing
you will be remilitarizing
they will be remilitarizing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been remilitarizing
you have been remilitarizing
he/she/it has been remilitarizing
we have been remilitarizing
you have been remilitarizing
they have been remilitarizing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been remilitarizing
you will have been remilitarizing
he/she/it will have been remilitarizing
we will have been remilitarizing
you will have been remilitarizing
they will have been remilitarizing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been remilitarizing
you had been remilitarizing
he/she/it had been remilitarizing
we had been remilitarizing
you had been remilitarizing
they had been remilitarizing

Conditional
I would remilitarize
you would remilitarize
he/she/it would remilitarize
we would remilitarize
you would remilitarize
they would remilitarize

Past Conditional
I would have remilitarized
you would have remilitarized
he/she/it would have remilitarized
we would have remilitarized
you would have remilitarized
they would have remilitarized

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Verb

remilitarize - militarize anew; "Should Japan be remilitarized?"

remilitarise

militarise, militarize - lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force; "militarize Germany again after the war"

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