Verb: demilitarize dee'mi-li-tu,rIz
- Do away with the military organization and potential of
"The peace treaty required both sides to demilitarize the border region";
- demilitarise [Brit]
- Remove offensive capability from
"The UN worked to demilitarize the conflict zone";
- disarm, demilitarise [Brit]
Derived forms: demilitarized, demilitarizes, demilitarizing
Type of: disarm, remove, take away, unarm
Antonym: militarize
Encyclopedia: Demilitarize