verb ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To make something mobile. British, English, Oxford, US, 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. British, English, Oxford, US, transitive
4. 4
   make ready for action or use wordnet
5. 5
   To get ready for war. British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive

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

Synonyms

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call upaccoupleaccumulateactivateactuateagglomerate

Antonyms

All antonyms

demobilize

Example

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"We must mobilize our forces quickly if we wish to succeed."

Etymology

From French mobiliser.

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