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militarize

/mil-i-tuh-rahyz/US // ˈmɪl ɪ təˌraɪz //UK // (ˈmɪlɪtəˌraɪz) //

军事化

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v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    mil·i·ta·rized, mil·i·ta·riz·ing.

    • : to equip with armed forces, military supplies, or the like.
    • : to make military.
    • : to imbue with militarism.

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Examples

  • Real-time crime centers, by taking technology tested overseas and deploying it domestically, represent a less obvious example of militarizing local police departments.

  • In San Diego’s fiscal year 2022 budget, Mayor Todd Gloria separated the city’s Office of Homeland Security from its Police Department as part of a wider effort to de-militarize the city’s emergency response.

  • As part of a larger effort to de-militarize emergency responders and improve relations with communities of color, San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria released a list of proposed police reforms and public safety priorities last week.

  • The border was once heavily militarized, a symbol of the decades of sectarian violence that scarred the island.

  • Some leftists see the war as a U.S.-backed pretense to militarize Mexico and stifle activism.