Antonyms of verb demilitarize

1 of 2 senses of demilitarize

Sense 1
demilitarize, demilitarise -- (do away with the military organization and potential of)
       Antonym of militarize (Sense 1)
      => militarize, militarise -- (lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force; "militarize Germany again after the war")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb demilitarize

2 senses of demilitarize

Sense 1
demilitarize, demilitarise -- (do away with the military organization and potential of)
       => disarm, unarm -- (take away the weapons from; render harmless)

Sense 2
disarm, demilitarize, demilitarise -- (remove offensive capability from)