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mobilize
[moh-buh-lahyz]
verb (used with object)
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)
to be or become assembled, organized, etc., as for war.
to mobilize for action.
mobilize
/ 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
Other Word Forms
- mobilizable adjective
- mobilization noun
- mobilizer noun
- overmobilize verb
- remobilize verb
- unmobilized adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of mobilize1
Example Sentences
Because while the Pentagon is sending plenty of naval assets into the Caribbean, it’s not mobilizing anything like the number of ground troops that would be needed to invade a country the size of Venezuela.
OpenAI last month completed its for-profit transition, turning its subsidiary into a public-benefit corporation, which will enable it to mobilize the capital and talent it needs to become a top player.
The EU, for its part, pledged to mobilize 200 billion euros in AI investments.
After a September emergency decree and martial rhetoric about a “republic in arms,” the Venezuelan president says militias and reservists are now mobilized nationwide.
But some of the quickest to respond to the looming cutoff have been communities and citizens mobilizing in every state.
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