- lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force; "militarize Germany again after the war"
- (militarization) mobilization: act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"
- (Militarization) the adoption of militaristic values (e.g., a belief in hierarchy, obedience and the use of force) and priorities as one’s own, and the view that sees military solutions as particularly effective, and the world as a dangerous place best approached with militaristic attitudes.