单词 | civilianize |
释义 | civilianize[ si-vil-yuh-nahyz ] / sɪˈvɪl yəˌnaɪz / verb (used with object), ci·vil·ian·ized, ci·vil·ian·iz·ing.to assign to civilians or place under civilian direction or control: a decision to civilianize the teaching of history at the naval academy. to make less military in form or character: He charged that the union movement is civilianizing the army. Also especially British, ci·vil·ian·ise . Origin of civilianizeFirst recorded in 1865–70; civilian + -ize OTHER WORDS FROM civilianizeci·vil·ian·i·za·tion, nounWords nearby civilianizecivil engineer, civil engineering, civilian, civilian clothes, Civilian Conservation Corps, civilianize, civilian review board, civility, civilization, civilize, civilized Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for civilianizecivilianize civilianise/ (sɪˈvɪljəˌnaɪz) / verb(tr) to change the status of (an armed force, a base, etc) from military to nonmilitary Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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