demobilize

[dee-moh-buh-lahyz]

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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.

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

Origin of demobilize

First recorded in 1865–70; de- + mobilize

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

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Examples from the Web for demobilization

Contemporary Examples

Demobilization at the end of the war, that fall, made matters even worse.
The United States of Hysteria
Lee Siegel
October 27, 2009

Historical Examples

For there will, then, I added, be no demobilization but an armed conflict.
England and Germany
Emile Joseph Dillon
There was talk about his demobilization, and his music, and the Schola Cantorum.
Three Soldiers
John Dos Passos
The period of demobilization and reconversion is fraught with uncertainties.
State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
In ordinary circumstances, the demobilization, following upon the naval exercises, was to have begun on this Monday morning.
The Heroic Record of the British Navy
Archibald Hurd
Christopher has his post still at the Censors office, and wont, Im afraid, get his demobilization for some time.
Christmas Roses and Other Stories
Anne Douglas Sedgwick

British Dictionary definitions for demobilization

demobilize

demobilise

verb

to disband, as troops, etc

Derived Formsdemobilization or demobilisation, noun

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Examples from the Web for demobilization

Contemporary Examples

Demobilization at the end of the war, that fall, made matters even worse.

Historical Examples

For there will, then, I added, be no demobilization but an armed conflict.

There was talk about his demobilization, and his music, and the Schola Cantorum.

The period of demobilization and reconversion is fraught with uncertainties.

In ordinary circumstances, the demobilization, following upon the naval exercises, was to have begun on this Monday morning.

Christopher has his post still at the Censors office, and wont, Im afraid, get his demobilization for some time.

demobilize

demobilise

Word Origin and History for demobilization

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Examples from the Web for demobilization

Contemporary Examples

Demobilization at the end of the war, that fall, made matters even worse.

Historical Examples

For there will, then, I added, be no demobilization but an armed conflict.

There was talk about his demobilization, and his music, and the Schola Cantorum.

The period of demobilization and reconversion is fraught with uncertainties.

In ordinary circumstances, the demobilization, following upon the naval exercises, was to have begun on this Monday morning.

Christopher has his post still at the Censors office, and wont, Im afraid, get his demobilization for some time.

demobilize

demobilise

Word Origin and History for demobilization

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