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Definition of Demilitarise
1. Verb. Do away with the military organization and potential of.
Generic synonyms: Disarm, Unarm
Specialized synonyms: Neutralise, Neutralize
Antonyms: Militarise, Militarize
2. Verb. Remove offensive capability from.
Definition of Demilitarise
1. Verb. (British) (alternative spelling of demilitarize) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Demilitarise
Literary usage of Demilitarise
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Short History of British Colonial Policy by Hugh Edward Egerton (1897)
"... was that, if we annexed, we necessarily had to do two things—demilitarise the
Zulu armed polity, and acquire the right of way to the sea. ..."
2. A Short History of British Colonial Policy by Hugh Edward Egerton (1913)
"... was that, if we annexed, we necessarily had to do two things—demilitarise the
Zulu armed polity, and acquire the right of way to the sea. ..."
3. From Defence to Development: Redirecting Military Resources in South Africa by Jacklyn Cock, Penny Mckenzie (1998)
"A range of creative strategies has been suggested on how southern African countries
can demilitarise their respective states, societies and military ..."
4. Security System Reform And Governance: A DAC Reference Document by OECD Staff, Development Assistance Committee (2005)
"Initiatives to demilitarise Society: Activities in the area of disarmament,
demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) of former combatants, with particular ..."
5. The Treaty Settlement of Europe: Some Geographic and Ethnographic Aspects by Herbert John Fleure (1921)
"The two governments agree to demilitarise the frontier near Ladoga, and to urge
upon Europe together the neutralization of the Gulf of Finland and, ..."
6. State of the Nation: South Africa 2003-2004 by John Daniel, Adam Habib, Roger Southall (2004)
"10 These included programmes to demilitarise youth who had been been involved in
or witnessed political violence over decades; programmes to resettle the ..."
7. My Four Years in Germany by James Watson Gerard (1917)
"... of their neighbours which had made them submit to the arrogance and exactions
of the military caste and to be almost ready to demilitarise themselves, ..."
8. After the War: London, Paris, Rome, Athens, Prague, Vienna, Budapest by Charles à Court Repington (1922)
"It would be a job to demilitarise them. They were restricted to one rifle for
three men and one automatic pistol per twenty, but whether this was true was a ..."
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