mobilize

[ moh-buh-lahyz ]

/ ˈmoʊ bəˌlaɪz /

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

to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.

to organize or adapt (industries, transportation facilities, etc.) for service to the government in time of war.

to marshal, bring together, prepare (power, force, wealth, etc.) for action, especially of a vigorous nature: to mobilize one's energy.

to increase or bring to a full stage of development: to mobilize one's anger.

verb (used without object), mo·bi·lized, mo·bi·liz·ing.

to be or become assembled, organized, etc., as for war: to mobilize for action.

Words nearby mobilize

mobile phone, mobile unit, mobile web, mobility, mobility housing, mobilize, moble, moblog, mobo, mobocracy, mobs

Also especially British, mo·bi·lise.

Origin of mobilize

1830–40; back formation from mobilization. See mobile, -ization

OTHER WORDS FROM mobilize

mo·bi·liz·a·ble, adjectivemo·bi·li·za·tion, nounmo·bi·liz·er, nouncoun·ter·mo·bi·li·za·tion, noun

o·ver·mo·bi·lize, verb, o·ver·mo·bi·lized, o·ver·mo·bi·liz·ing.re·mo·bi·li·za·tion, nounre·mo·bi·lize, verb, re·mo·bi·lized, re·mo·bi·liz·ing.un·mo·bi·lized, adjective

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Examples from the Web for mobilise

As the strain continually grew more severe it was found necessary to mobilise successive divisions and additional batteries.
History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4)|Sir Frederick Maurice.
Ecuador maintains a permanent force of about 5000 men, and claims that it could mobilise 90,000 in case of war.
Problems of the Pacific|Frank Fox
Meanwhile ominous fact that by way of precaution other Powers are preparing to mobilise.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914|Various
We have information that they will mobilise quickly—much more quickly than most people think.
Good Old Anna|Marie Belloc Lowndes

I did not answer him, but turned round to the wounded soldier next me and said to him, "When did you mobilise?"
Wounded and a Prisoner of War|Malcolm V. (Malcolm Vivian) Hay

British Dictionary definitions for mobilise

mobilize

mobilise

/ (ˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz) /

verb

to prepare for war or other emergency by organizing (national resources, the armed services, etc)

(tr) to organize for a purpose; marshal

(tr) to put into motion, circulation, or use

Derived forms of mobilize

mobilizable or mobilisable, adjectivemobilization or mobilisation, noun

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Medicine definitions for mobilise

mobilize

[ mō′bə-līz′ ]

v.

To make mobile or capable of movement.

To restore the power of motion to a joint.

To release into the body, as glycogen from the liver.

Other words from mobilize

mo′bi•li•za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.