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Verb: demilitarise  dee'mi-li-tu,rIz
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: demilitarize)
  1. Do away with the military organization and potential of
    "The peace treaty required both sides to demilitarise the border region";
    - demilitarize
     
  2. Remove offensive capability from
    "The treaty required both nations to demilitarise their nuclear weapons";
    - disarm, demilitarize

Derived forms: demilitarised, demilitarises, demilitarising

Type of: disarm, remove, take away, unarm

Antonym: arm, militarise [Brit]

Encyclopedia: Demilitarise