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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.

RELATED WORDS

disarm, withdraw, disband, retire, disperse

Nearby words

  1. demo,
  2. demo-,
  3. demob,
  4. demob suit,
  5. demob-happy,
  6. democracy,
  7. democracy in america,
  8. democrat,
  9. democratic,
  10. democratic centralism
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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British Dictionary definitions for demobilize

demobilize

demobilise

/ (diːˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz) /

verb

to disband, as troops, etc
Derived Formsdemobilization or demobilisation, noun
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Word Origin and History for demobilize

demobilize

v.

1882; see de- (privative) + mobilize. Related: Demobilized; demobilizing.

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