mobilize

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

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    cause to move around

  2. 2
    verb

    make ready for action or use

  3. 3
    verb

    get ready for war

  4. 4
    verb

    call to arms

  5. 5
    verb

    To make something mobile.

  6. 6
    verb

    To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war.

  7. 7
    verb

    To get ready for war.

Etymology

From French mobiliser.

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Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · cause to move around circulate
2 verb · make ready for action or use marshal
4 verb · call to arms rally
Word family
Derived forms countermobilizedemobilizemobilizabilitymobilizablemobilizeemobilizerremobilize
Related forms mobilemobilitymobilizationmove

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