demobilize

[ dee-moh-buh-lahyz ]

/ diˈmoʊ bəˌlaɪz /

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verb (used with object), de·mo·bi·lized, de·mo·bi·liz·ing.

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

to discharge (a person) from military service.

Words nearby demobilize

demo, demo-, demob, demob suit, demob-happy, demobilize, democracy, democracy in america, democrat, democratic, democratic centralism

Also especially British, de·mo·bi·lise.

Origin of demobilize

First recorded in 1865–70; de- + mobilize

OTHER WORDS FROM demobilize

de·mo·bi·li·za·tion, nounnon·de·mo·bi·li·za·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for demobilization

Demobilization at the end of the war, that fall, made matters even worse.
The United States of Hysteria|Lee Siegel|October 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST
My plan is this: We announce the termination of the war and demobilization without signing any peace.
New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol. 8, Pt. 2, No. 1, July 1918|Various
There were a few fellows he had known in squadron quarters overseas, home for good now that demobilization was fairly complete.
Poor Man's Rock|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The housing shortage did not start with the war or with demobilization; it began years before that and has steadily accumulated.
State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman|Harry S. Truman

With the Armistice and the demobilization period that followed the "Y" work was rather amplified than lessened.
The Story of the Great War, Volume VIII (of VIII)|various
And the High Command had retained him here to assist in the inglorious routine of demobilization.
The Hidden Places|Bertrand W. Sinclair

British Dictionary definitions for demobilization

demobilize

demobilise

/ (diːˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz) /

verb

to disband, as troops, etc

Derived forms of demobilize

demobilization or demobilisation, noun

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demobilize

verb (used with object), de·mo·bi·lized, de·mo·bi·liz·ing.

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Origin of demobilize

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British Dictionary definitions for demobilization

demobilise

verb

Derived forms of demobilize