Mobilize
/ˈməʊbɪlʌɪz/ verb
verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To make something mobile. British, English, Oxford, US, transitive
- 2 cause to move around wordnet
- 3 To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war. British, English, Oxford, US, transitive
- 4 make ready for action or use wordnet
- 5 To get ready for war. British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive
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- 6 get ready for war wordnet
- 7 call to arms; of military personnel wordnet
Example
More examples"We must mobilize our forces quickly if we wish to succeed."
Etymology
From French mobiliser.