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to civilianize

to civilianize

7.3
To change something or someone from military to civilian use
  • verb
  • /sɪˈvɪljəˌnaɪz/
  • Specialized
translation icon : civilizar
  • Similarly, the Acheampong regime appeared populist in its early years, turned capricious, and attempted to civilianize itself through the formation of a "Union Government" before it was deposed.
  • civilianize the military
  • civilianized regime

Examples

  • At the institutional level, the army's decision-making process was also significantly civilianized.

    Academic text (1992)

  • "Civilianizing" the military, however, comes at a heavy price: the erosion of professional expertise and, ultimately, of officer professionalism.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Subjective civilian control achieves its end by civilianizing the military, making them the mirror of the state.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Even as military governments gradually "civilianize" their bureaucracies in order to manage their societies, they never approach the necessary level of expertise of a civilian administration.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Allegedly, at the same time, civilians are entering the MOD's workforce, thus supposedly civilianizing it.

    Academic text (2002)

  • Peace has prevailed between them since Kerekou civilianized his regime and quietly dropped his socialist cant.

    Academic text (1990)

  • By this time, Eyadema had civilianized his regime and was pursuing a vigorous open-market economy like Houphouet-Boigny of Côte d'Ivoire.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The government plans to civilianize the military operations in the region to ensure peace and stability.

  • The city is working to civilianize several areas previously designated for military use, allowing more community development.

  • After years of conflict, the country began to civilianize its security forces to build trust with the local population.

Synonyms

to demilitarize
vsto civilianize
  • Formal
4 7.3

Remove soldiers and weapons from an area so it has no armed forces

change armed assets or people into nonmilitary use or status

Antonyms

to militarize
11 7.3

To put soldiers and weapons into a country or group to make it act like an army

How Civilian

to demilitarize
  • Formal
4 7.3
to civilianize
  • Specialized
7.3
to militarize
11 7.3

Surface Forms

civilianize infinitive
civilianized past
civilianized past participle
civilianizing present participle
civilianizes third person singular

Morphology

civilianize = civilian (transparent) = civilian + ize

Formed productively from the known base 'civilian' plus the verb-forming suffix '-ize', meaning 'to make or render civilian'.

Etymology

Civilianize comes from civilian, which comes from a root meaning 'citizen' and is the same root as civil and citizen. So to civilianize something is to change it from military use to use by ordinary people or 'citizens' rather than 'soldiers'.