demobilize
verb (used with object)
to disband (troops, an army, etc.).
demobilized
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past participleof demobilize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof demobilize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
demobilizeverb (used with object)to disband (troops, an army, etc.).
Example Sentences
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The U.S. mobilized to fight World War II, then rapidly demobilized after it ended.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
“SLB demobilized operations in a number of countries in response to customer actions to safeguard personnel and facilities,” Le Peuch said.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
But perhaps as important as what was included in the legislation is what was cut out — particularly a timeline for when conscripted soldiers will be demobilized.
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2024
In 2003, he joined a peace process under which paramilitary leaders demobilized in exchange for reduced sentences.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
“E. O. Lawrence personally never quite demobilized after the end of World War II,” the Rad Lab physicist Wolfgang “Pief” Panofsky would observe many years later.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
