mobilize

[moh-buh-lahyz]

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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.

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 mobilization

Contemporary Examples

For them, every moment seems to be political—and an opportunity for recruitment, mobilization, and fundraising.
Organizing for Action Wants Your Newtown Anniversary Party to Be a Success
Stuart Stevens
December 12, 2013
Israel has already put the war machine in motion, in a mobilization that has a momentum of its own.
War in Gaza Poses Risks for All Sides
Dan Ephron
November 16, 2012
During our mobilization training, representatives from the Pentagon came to speak with members of our brigade.
I Reenlisted to Return to Afghanistan, Only to Find Myself in Kuwait
Jonathan Raab
April 22, 2012
Arab mobilization then became a reaction to massive refugee flows and not the cause of it.
Nakba Denials Must Be Condemned
Yousef Munayyer
May 25, 2011
The same kind of mobilization was apparent not just in the Tea Party but in Republican-leaning groups this cycle.
It Wasn't About the Economy, Stupid
Richard Florida
November 4, 2010

Historical Examples

The mere fact that mobilization had been ordered was all he needed to know.
The Boy Scouts on the Trail
George Durston
Jan. 16—Students in Switzerland summoned home because of mobilization.
Current History, A Monthly Magazine
New York Times
It is just a year to-day (August 1st) since mobilization began.
'My Beloved Poilus'
Anonymous
War was a dead certainty now, mobilization had been ordered, the Fleet was ready.
To Love
Margaret Peterson
Accordingly, attitudes may be defined as the mobilization of the will of the person.
Introduction to the Science of Sociology
Robert E. Park

British Dictionary definitions for mobilization

mobilize

mobilise

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 Formsmobilizable or mobilisable, adjectivemobilization or mobilisation, noun

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Word Origin and History for mobilization

n.

1799, "a rendering movable," from French mobilisation, from mobiliser (see mobilize). Military sense is from 1866.

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.

mobilization in Medicine

mobilize

(mō′bə-līz′)

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.

Related formsmo′bi•li•za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.

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Examples from the Web for mobilization

Contemporary Examples

For them, every moment seems to be political—and an opportunity for recruitment, mobilization, and fundraising.

Israel has already put the war machine in motion, in a mobilization that has a momentum of its own.

During our mobilization training, representatives from the Pentagon came to speak with members of our brigade.

Arab mobilization then became a reaction to massive refugee flows and not the cause of it.

The same kind of mobilization was apparent not just in the Tea Party but in Republican-leaning groups this cycle.

Historical Examples

The mere fact that mobilization had been ordered was all he needed to know.

Jan. 16—Students in Switzerland summoned home because of mobilization.

It is just a year to-day (August 1st) since mobilization began.

War was a dead certainty now, mobilization had been ordered, the Fleet was ready.

Accordingly, attitudes may be defined as the mobilization of the will of the person.

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Word Origin and History for mobilization

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Origin of mobilize