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hypermilitarized

hypermilitarized is the simple past and past participle of hypermilitarize.

Meaning of hypermilitarize

Verb

hypermilitarize (third-person singular simple present hypermilitarizes, present participle hypermilitarizing, simple past and past participle hypermilitarized)

  1. (transitive) To militarize to an extreme degree.

Adjective

hypermilitarized (comparative more hypermilitarized, superlative most hypermilitarized)

  1. Militarized to an extreme degree.
    • But the fact of the matter is that Russia does object to the plan, many European allies are nervous, and the whole idea could reinforce the global image of the United States as a hypermilitarized, go-it-alone superpower.2007 May 17, Michael O'Hanlon, “A Defense We Just Don’t Need (Yet)”, in New York Times

Forms of hypermilitarized

comparativemore hypermilitarized
superlativemost hypermilitarized

Questions about hypermilitarized

What does hypermilitarized mean?
Hypermilitarized means militarized to an extreme degree.
What is hypermilitarized the simple past and past participle of?
Hypermilitarized is the simple past and past participle of hypermilitarize.
What part of speech is hypermilitarized?
Hypermilitarized is an adjective.

Words near hypermilitarized in the dictionary

  1. hypermilers
  2. hypermiling
  3. hypermilitant
  4. hypermilitarization
  5. hypermilitarize
  6. hypermilitarized
  7. hypermilitarizes
  8. hypermilitarizing
  9. hypermineralisation
  10. hypermineralised
  11. hypermineralization

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