mobilize C1 Topic:Actions & Processes US /ˈmoʊbəˌlaɪz/ UK /ˈməʊbɪlʌɪz/ See IPA manual Freq #20881 Meanings 1 verb To organize people or resources so they are ready to take action. The charity mobilized hundreds of volunteers after the flood. 2 verb To assemble and prepare troops and equipment for war. The country began to mobilize its army along the border. Verb forms Verb forms are not available for this word yet. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to organize people or... marshalrally Word family Forms mobilizedmobilizesmobilizing Derived forms countermobilizedemobilizemobilizabilitymobilizablemobilizeemobilizerremobilize Related forms mobilemobilitymobilizationmove Etymology AI details From French mobiliser. *m(y)ewh₁- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # mobilize **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈmoʊbəˌlaɪz/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈməʊbɪlʌɪz/ **Frequency rank:** 20881 ## Meanings 1. To organize people or resources so they are ready to take action. 2. To assemble and prepare troops and equipment for war. ## Examples - The charity mobilized hundreds of volunteers after the flood. - The country began to mobilize its army along the border. ## Derived Forms - countermobilize - demobilize - mobilizability - mobilizable - mobilizee - mobilizer - remobilize ## Related Forms - mobile - mobility - mobilization - move ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *m(y)ewh₁- ## Etymology From French mobiliser. ## AI Etymology Mobilize comes from French mobiliser. The historical chain includes *m(y)ewh₁- (Proto-Indo-European). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as countermobilize, demobilize, mobilizability, and mobilizable and related forms such as mobile, mobility, and mobilization. In present use it covers to organize people or resources so they are ready to take action and to assemble and prepare troops and equipment for war. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown