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overmilitarizing

overmilitarizing is the present participle and gerund 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 overmilitarizing

What is overmilitarizing the present participle and gerund of?
Overmilitarizing is the present participle and gerund of overmilitarize.

Words near overmilitarizing in the dictionary

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

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