soldierize

English

Etymology

From soldier +‎ -ize.

Verb

soldierize (third-person singular simple present soldierizes, present participle soldierizing, simple past and past participle soldierized)

1. (transitive) To make into a soldier.
   • 2014, David Lipsky, Absolutely American: Four Years at West Point, page 8:

     Plebes spend their first summer at Cadet Basic Training — Beast Barracks — where they get soldierized.