militarises
Prepares for war
Militarises is the British spelling of militarizes.
To militarise is to equip with military forces or give a military character to something previously civilian: The government militarised the police force.
A militarised zone has been fortified or placed under military control.
The word often carries negative connotations of excessive force or aggression.
Armed hostile engagement
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- strategyPlanned approach to goals
- infantryGround combat troops
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
campaign · deployment · operations · engagement · reconnaissance · troops · forces · battalions
Antagonistic disposition toward others
- belligerenceWarlike aggression
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
- coercionPressured compliance through threats
provocation · dominance · saber-rattling · posturing · threatening · expansionism · hawkish · jingoism
Tools for fighting
- armamentsCollective military weapons
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- missilesSelf-propelled guided weapons
tanks · rifles · firearms · ammunition · grenades · warheads · drones · arsenals
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- garrisonStationed military force
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- strongholdFortified place of defense
- citadelFortified urban stronghold
bastion · rampart · barricade · entrenchment · checkpoints · borders · installations · bases
combat
Armed hostile engagement
maneuver · campaign · deployment · operations · engagement · reconnaissance · troops · forces · battalions · regiments
hostility
Antagonistic disposition toward others
- belligerenceWarlike aggression
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- intimidationDeliberate fear-inducing pressure
coercion · provocation · dominance · saber-rattling · posturing · threatening · expansionism · hawkish · jingoism · warmongering
weapons
Tools for fighting
- armamentsCollective military weapons
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
missiles · tanks · rifles · firearms · ammunition · grenades · warheads · drones · arsenals · stockpiles
fortification
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- garrisonStationed military force
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- strongholdFortified place of defense
citadel · bastion · rampart · barricade · entrenchment · checkpoints · borders · installations · bases · outposts
militarisesdemilitarises
Removes armed forces
demilitarizes · demobilises · disarms · decommissions · stands down
militarisesdemilitarises
Removes armed forces
disarms · pacifies · demobilises · de-escalates · normalises