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Meanings of militarise in inglês

Lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force.

Usage of militarise in inglês
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They say it will only increase Chinese migration, dilute Tibetan culture and militarise the region.
Reuters
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Australian foreign minister Julie Bishop said China had previously promised not to militarise the disputed area.
Radio NZ
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And, like President Xi in the South China Sea, Putin has begun to militarise his contested Arctic outposts.
News.com.au
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Earlier this month China reversed its longstanding assertion that it held no intention to militarise the South China Sea artificial islands.
News.com.au
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Many independent scholars are critical of what they see as the US government's efforts to militarise social science in the service of war.
The Guardian
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But numerous points along the LAC are heavily militarised on both sides.
News.com.au
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The tense mood has spread far beyond the heavily militarised front line.
Reuters
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Academics and conservationists have put forward multiple reasons why militarised conservation doesn't work.
The South African
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They run the risk of becoming militarised, exploited and working as child labourers.
The Guardian
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Later, it promised the obviously much more extensive facilities would not be militarised.
News.com.au
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They are militarised and people are not allowed in or out.
The Guardian
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Washington has accused Beijing of militarising the South China Sea by creating artificial islands.
The Guardian
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Several key islands have been populated and militarised with airfields, weapons systems and ports.
The Guardian
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It militarised, split into factions, and an increasing number of the fighters were Islamist.
The Guardian
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We will not slip into militarising the revolution, he said.
Reuters
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They are highly militarised, and have been home to low-level separatist insurgencies for decades.
BBC
Militarise through the time