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mobilize

[moh-buh-lahyz]
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verb (used with object), mo·bi·lized, mo·bi·liz·ing.
  1. to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
  2. to organize or adapt (industries, transportation facilities, etc.) for service to the government in time of war.
  3. to marshal, bring together, prepare (power, force, wealth, etc.) for action, especially of a vigorous nature: to mobilize one's energy.
  4. to increase or bring to a full stage of development: to mobilize one's anger.
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verb (used without object), mo·bi·lized, mo·bi·liz·ing.
  1. to be or become assembled, organized, etc., as for war: to mobilize for action.
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Also especially British, mo·bi·lise.

Origin of mobilize

1830–40; back formation from mobilization. See mobile, -ization
Related formsmo·bi·liz·a·ble, adjectivemo·bi·li·za·tion, nounmo·bi·liz·er, nouncoun·ter·mo·bi·li·za·tion, nouno·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

Historical Examples

  • We were to be mowed down, mowed down and sabred before we had time to mobilise.

    Gossamer

    George A. Birmingham

  • 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

  • Ecuador maintains a permanent force of about 5000 men, and claims that it could mobilise 90,000 in case of war.

  • As the strain continually grew more severe it was found necessary to mobilise successive divisions and additional batteries.

British Dictionary definitions for mobilise

mobilize

mobilise

verb
  1. to prepare for war or other emergency by organizing (national resources, the armed services, etc)
  2. (tr) to organize for a purpose; marshal
  3. (tr) to put into motion, circulation, or use
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Derived Formsmobilizable or mobilisable, adjectivemobilization or mobilisation, noun
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Word Origin and History for mobilise

v.

chiefly British English spelling of mobilize; for suffix, see -ize. Related: Mobilised; mobilising.

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mobilize

v.

1833 in the military sense; 1838 as "render capable of movement, bring into circulation," from French mobiliser, from mobile "movable" (see mobile). Related: Mobilized; mobilizing.

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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
mobilise in Medicine

mobilize

(mō′bə-līz′)
v.
  1. To make mobile or capable of movement.
  2. To restore the power of motion to a joint.
  3. To release into the body, as glycogen from the liver.
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Related formsmo′bi•li•za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
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