Mobilise

//ˈməʊbɪlaɪz// verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To make something mobile. transitive
  2. 2
    cause to move around wordnet
  3. 3
    To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war. transitive
  4. 4
    make ready for action or use wordnet
  5. 5
    To become made ready for war. intransitive

    "All Whitby is mobilising against the economy plan, alleging that loss of railway facilities would turn the port into a "ghost town"; [...]."

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  1. 6
    get ready for war wordnet
  2. 7
    call to arms; of military personnel wordnet

Synonyms

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call upcall upmarshalmobilizemobilizerally

Example

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"All Whitby is mobilising against the economy plan, alleging that loss of railway facilities would turn the port into a "ghost town"; [...]."

Etymology

From French mobiliser.

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