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What does militarize mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word militarize? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To give a military character to something, such as government or organization.
  2. To train or equip for war.
  3. To adopt for use by the military.
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A common method for totalitarian regimes to maintain control is to militarize society and set it on a constant war footing.
Rejected in this, he endeavoured to apply military discipline to the economy, using soldiers as labour armies and attempting to militarize the administration of the transportation system.
The last thing this stupid species needs is more guns, and the last thing we need to do is militarize space.
Initial statements about its mission and scope of activity alarmed some African leaders and State Department officials, who feared the Pentagon was trying to militarize diplomacy and development on the continent.
The alternative is to militarize the borders, which, in the past, has led to less security.
Hence the urgent need to establish a subsidiary body to hold discussions which would ultimately lead us to negotiations aimed at safeguarding outer space from any temptation to militarize it.

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