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mo·bi·lize
mobilize
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- pronunciation:
- mo
b
laIz
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
mobilizes, mobilizing, mobilized |
definition 1: |
to assemble and prepare (troops or the like) for active military duty or service to a country.
- synonyms:
- activate, assemble, marshal, muster
- antonyms:
- demobilize
- similar words:
- array, conscript, convene, draft, enlist, levy, rally, ready, summon
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definition 2: |
to assemble, organize, or adapt (industries, supplies, facilities, or the like) for immediate use or service in times of war or states of emergency.
- synonyms:
- gear up, marshal, ready
- similar words:
- activate, assemble, organize
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definition 3: |
to cause to be mobile.
- synonyms:
- move, propel
- antonyms:
- immobilize
- similar words:
- advance, circulate, drive, impel, launch, push, thrust
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related words: |
levy, rally |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to be or become assembled, organized, or prepared, as for war or other emergency.
- synonyms:
- assemble, muster, organize
- similar words:
- congregate, convene, gather, unite
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related words: |
muster |
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derivations: |
mobilizable (adj.), mobilization (n.) |
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