demobilize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to disband (troops, an army, etc.).
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to discharge (a person) from military service.
verb
Other Word Forms
- demobilization noun
Etymology
Origin of demobilize
Example Sentences
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Petro has pushed for what he calls a “total peace” that would demobilize all of the country’s remaining rebel groups as well as its drug trafficking gangs.
From Washington Times • Jun. 9, 2023
Santa Clara County officials announced plans to demobilize their mass testing and vaccination sites by the end of the month.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2023
The state has a large responsibility because it has done little to dismantle, demobilize, or defeat any of the 120 armed groups in the east, he said.
From Reuters • Jan. 31, 2023
Party officials said they will not fully demobilize until Eritrea withdraws, as the Tigrayans are worried about ongoing attacks from their northern neighbor.
From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2022
The summons to demobilize was met by a point-blank refusal, when the fleets of the powers—Russia and France excepted—entered on the scene, and the blockade of the Greek coast was declared.
From The Autobiography of a Journalist, Volume II by Stillman, William James
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