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overmilitarized

overmilitarized is the simple past and past participle of overmilitarize.

Meaning of overmilitarize

Verb

overmilitarize (third-person singular simple present overmilitarizes, present participle overmilitarizing, simple past and past participle overmilitarized)

  1. To militarize excessively, or to overemphasize military solutions and approaches
    • "We overmilitarized," he said.1988 January 29, Michael Miner, “Art of Our Arrogance/Rethinking Vietnam”, in Chicago Reader

Questions about overmilitarized

What is overmilitarized the simple past and past participle of?
Overmilitarized is the simple past and past participle of overmilitarize.

Words near overmilitarized in the dictionary

  1. overmiked
  2. overmikes
  3. overmiking
  4. overmild
  5. overmilitarize
  6. overmilitarized
  7. overmilitarizes
  8. overmilitarizing
  9. overmilk
  10. overmilked
  11. overmilking

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