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demilitarizing

demilitarizing is the present participle and gerund of demilitarize.

Meaning of demilitarize

Verb

demilitarize (third-person singular simple present demilitarizes, present participle demilitarizing, simple past and past participle demilitarized)

  1. (transitive) To remove troops from (an area).
  2. (transitive) To prevent troops from entering (an area).
  3. (transitive) To return (an area) to civilian control, after military control.

Questions about demilitarizing

What is demilitarizing the present participle and gerund of?
Demilitarizing is the present participle and gerund of demilitarize.

Words near demilitarizing in the dictionary

  1. demilitarize
  2. demilitarized
  3. demilitarized zone
  4. demilitarized zones
  5. demilitarizes
  6. demilitarizing
  7. DeMille
  8. DeMilles
  9. demilune
  10. demilunes
  11. demiman

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