mobilize
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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 | |
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Etymonline
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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American Heritage
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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Example sentences
Crowd funding is a lot of work and people need to be ready to reach out to and mobilize different networks.
Rotarians are known for their ability to mobilize communities into action.
Several of his callers indicated they are ready to mobilize should this happen.
The different calls mobilize members of the group to different actions.
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