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de·mo·bi·lize
 demobilize
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- pronunciation:
- di
mo
b
laIz
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
demobilizes, demobilizing, demobilized |
| definition 1: |
to disband (a military unit) or remove (ships or the like) from active status.
- antonyms:
- mobilize, rally
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| definition 2: |
to discharge (someone) from military service.
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| related words: |
disarm, sack |
adverb + (v.)demobilize
either, instead, politically, recently, significantly, successfully, under
(v.)demobilize
+ noun
army, battalion, contra, effort, fighter, force, guerrilla, militia, missile, movement, paramilitary, party, police, rebel, soldier, troop, unit, weapon, week
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| derivation: |
demobilization (n.) |
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