mobilizable
bəˌlaɪz verb (used with object)
1.
to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
2.
to organize or adapt (industries, transportation facilities, etc.) for service to the government in time of war.
3.
4.
to increase or bring to a full stage of development: to mobilize one's anger.
verb (used without object)
5.
to be or become assembled, organized, etc., as for war: to mobilize for action.
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mobilize or mobilise (ˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to prepare for war or other emergency by organizing (national resources, the armed services, etc) |
| 2. | (tr) to organize for a purpose; marshal |
| 3. | (tr) to put into motion, circulation, or use |
| mobilise or mobilise | |
| —vb | |
| 'mobilizable or mobilise | |
| —adj | |
| 'mobilisable or mobilise | |
| —adj | |
| mobili'zation or mobilise | |
| —n | |
| mobili'sation or mobilise | |
| —n | |
| mobilize or mobilise (ˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to prepare for war or other emergency by organizing (national resources, the armed services, etc) |
| 2. | (tr) to organize for a purpose; marshal |
| 3. | (tr) to put into motion, circulation, or use |
| mobilise or mobilise | |
| —vb | |
| 'mobilizable or mobilise | |
| —adj | |
| 'mobilisable or mobilise | |
| —adj | |
| mobili'zation or mobilise | |
| —n | |
| mobili'sation or mobilise | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
mobilize
1838, from Fr. mobiliser, from mobile "movable" (see mobile). Military sense of "call up troops" first attested 1853. Related: Mobilized; mobilizing.
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Medical Dictionary
mobilize mo·bi·lize (mō'bə-līz')
v. mo·bi·lized, mo·bi·liz·ing, mo·bi·liz·es
To make mobile or capable of movement.
To restore the power of motion to a joint.
To release into the body, as glycogen from the liver.
mo'bi·li·za'tion (-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
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