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civilianize

civilianize verb: to convert from military or law enforcement to civilian operation or control.

Verb

civilianize (third-person singular simple present civilianizes, present participle civilianizing, simple past and past participle civilianized)

  1. To convert from military or law enforcement to civilian operation or control.
  2. To change the status of (a member of the armed forces) to that of a civilian.

Forms of civilianize

third-person singular presentcivilianizes
present participlecivilianizing
past participlecivilianized
pastcivilianized

Origin of civilianize

From civilian + -ize.

Questions about civilianize

What does civilianize mean?
Civilianize means to convert from military or law enforcement to civilian operation or control.
What part of speech is civilianize?
Civilianize is a verb.
What is the past tense of civilianize?
The past tense of civilianize is civilianized.

Words near civilianize in the dictionary

  1. civilianising
  2. civilianism
  3. civilianisms
  4. civilianization
  5. civilianizations
  6. civilianize
  7. civilianized
  8. civilianizes
  9. civilianizing
  10. civilianness
  11. civilians

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