verb
- converting from military to civilian control, status, or character; removing military aspects from something
Usage: British spelling (American: civilianizing); present participle or gerund form of 'civilianise'
Examples
- The government is civilianising the airport by transferring control from the military authority.
- Civilianising the defense industry required significant restructuring and retraining of personnel.
- The process of civilianising the former military base took several years to complete.
- They are civilianising the hospital, which had been run by the armed forces during the emergency.
- Civilianising public services was a key objective of the post-conflict reconstruction plan.