"overmilitarize" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: overmilitarizes [present, singular, third-person], overmilitarizing [participle, present], overmilitarized [participle, past], overmilitarized [past], overmilitarise [alternative]
Etymology: From over- + militarize. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|militarize}} over- + militarize Head templates: {{en-verb}} overmilitarize (third-person singular simple present overmilitarizes, present participle overmilitarizing, simple past and past participle overmilitarized)
  1. To militarize excessively, or to overemphasize military solutions and approaches Derived forms: overmilitarization

Inflected forms

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