demobilization

[dee-moh-buh-lahyz]

de·mo·bi·lize

[dee-moh-buh-lahyz]
verb (used with object), de·mo·bi·lized, de·mo·bi·liz·ing.
1.
to disband (troops, an army, etc.).
2.
to discharge (a person) from military service.
Also, especially British, de·mo·bi·lise.


Origin:
1865–70; de- + mobilize

de·mo·bi·li·za·tion, noun
non·de·mo·bi·li·za·tion, noun
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demobilize or demobilise (diːˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz)
 
vb
to disband, as troops, etc
 
demobilise or demobilise
 
vb
 
demobili'zation or demobilise
 
n
 
demobili'sation or demobilise
 
n

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