mobilize
verb (used with object)
to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
mobilizes
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present tense formof mobilize (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Development Finance Corporation, a government agency that typically mobilizes capital for investment in developing countries, will provide discounted political risk insurance and guarantees for maritime transit.
From Barron's ● Mar. 5, 2026
Society mobilizes that power for collective ends, creating conflict between individuals, inside groups and between different groups.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
In this sense, hagiography is not simply about remembering the dead: It mobilizes the living.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2025
Art mobilizes against bullets, bombs and tanks in “Porcelain War,” a documentary about how beauty not only persists amid the wreckage of warfare but serves as a necessary existential weapon of its own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025
“Look how El Lider mobilizes the people to protect his causes,” Jorge del Pino told his daughter.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
