militarize Syllabification: (mil·i·ta·rize)Pronunciation: /ˈmilətəˌrīz/Translate militarize | into French | into Italian Definition of militarize verb [with object] (often as adjective militarized) give (something, especially an organization) a military character or style:militarized police forces equip or supply (a place) with soldiers and other military resources:a militarized security zoneDerivatives militarizationPronunciation: /ˌmilətərəˈzāSHən/ noun militarize in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of militarize in the British & World English dictionary