US /ˈmoʊbəˌlaɪz/ UK /ˈməʊbɪlʌɪz/
verb Freq #20881

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    To organize people or resources so they are ready to take action.

    The charity mobilized hundreds of volunteers after the flood.

  2. 2
    verb

    To assemble and prepare troops and equipment for war.

    The country began to mobilize its army along the border.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to organize people or... marshalrally
Word family
Forms mobilizedmobilizesmobilizing
Derived forms countermobilizedemobilizemobilizabilitymobilizablemobilizeemobilizerremobilize

Etymology

From French mobiliser.

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