remilitarize
verb [ I or T ] (UK usually remilitarise); (re-militarize, re-militarise) uk/ˌriːˈmɪl.ɪ.tər.aɪz/ us/ˌriːˈmɪl.ə.tə.raɪz/
（将某地区）重新军事化
to bring military forces back into an area
The government is planning to remilitarize the nation's borders.
The country shows little desire to remilitarize and start throwing its weight around. 该国没有表现出要重新军事化并开始发挥影响力的意愿。
（将警察队伍）重新武装化，重新军队化
to make a police force similar to a military force again, for example by giving it military weapons
He denied that there were any plans to remilitarize the police. 他否认有任何重新武装警察队伍的计划。
Whole areas of the country are out of the government's control, yet few people think the solution is to remilitarize the police.
- More examples
- The government is believed to have remilitarised the oil-rich regions in the south of the country.
- The Allies did nothing to stop Germany from remilitarizing the Rhineland in 1936.
- The dictator promptly went back on the deal and remilitarized the disputed region.