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de⋅mo⋅bi⋅lize

  [dee-moh-buh-lahyz]
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–verb (used with object), -lized, -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

Related forms:
de⋅mo⋅bi⋅li⋅za⋅tion, noun
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de·mo·bil·ize   (dē-mō'bə-līz')   
tr.v.   de·mo·bil·ized, de·mo·bil·iz·ing, de·mo·bil·iz·es
  1. To discharge from military service or use.
  2. To disband (troops).
de·mo'bil·i·za'tion (-bə-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
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Demobilize

De*mob"i*lize\, v. t. [Cf. F. d['e]mobiliser.] (Mil.) To disorganize, or disband and send home, as troops which have been mobilized.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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