mobilize
verb (used with object)
to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
mobilized
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past participleof mobilize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof mobilize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
mobilizeverb (used with object)to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
Example Sentences
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It’s just that it happened in the million imperceptible ways that never quite grabbed enough headlines to seem like the fully organized, mobilized, nationwide movement it was.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026
Nonprofit election protection organizations mobilized civic, business, and religious leaders to bolster support for threatened election officials.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
The government has mobilized 70,000 officers nationwide from the police and gendarmerie, a branch of the armed forces with policing duties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
Shasta Climbing Rangers, who had already been mobilized after friends of the injured man became concerned and reported him missing, according to the Forest Service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
As the Red Army mobilized its soldiers to fight for the USSR, civilians had to do all the defensive work they could.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
