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demobilize

American  
[dee-moh-buh-lahyz] / diˈmoʊ bəˌlaɪz /
especially British, demobilise

verb (used with object)

demobilized, demobilizing

  1. to disband (troops, an army, etc.).

  2. to discharge (a person) from military service.

demobilize British  
/ diːˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. to disband, as troops, etc

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Etymology

Origin of demobilize

First recorded in 1865–70; de- + mobilize

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