transitive verb. To remove or forbid military troops in (an area).

To convert from a military to a civil form of government; place under civil jurisdiction.

verb. To remove troops from an area

verb. To prevent troops from entering an area.

verb. To return an area to civilian control

verb. remove offensive capability from

verb. do away with the military organization and potential of

"MR. BERGER: The understanding that the KLA signed up to in Rambouillet was to demilitarize, that is, to cease functioning as a military unit, nor to have the weaponry of a military unit."

disarm  unarm  

neutralise  neutralize  

militarize  

demilitarized  demilitarizes  demilitarizing