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mobilize

verb mo·bi·lize \ˈmō-bə-ˌlīz\

: to bring (people) together for action

: to come together for action

: to make (soldiers, an army, etc.) ready for war

mo·bi·lizedmo·bi·liz·ing

Full Definition of MOBILIZE

transitive verb
1
a :  to put into movement or circulation <mobilize financial assets>
b :  to release (something stored in the organism) for bodily use
2
a :  to assemble and make ready for war duty
b :  to marshal (as resources) for action <mobilize support for a proposal>
intransitive verb
:  to undergo mobilization
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First Known Use of MOBILIZE

1838

Rhymes with MOBILIZE

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MOBILIZING Defined for Kids

mobilize

verb mo·bi·lize \ˈmō-bə-ˌlīz\
mo·bi·lizedmo·bi·liz·ing

Definition of MOBILIZE for Kids

:  to assemble (as military forces) and make ready for action
Medical Dictionary

mobilize

verb mo·bi·lize
mo·bi·lized also British mo·bi·lisedmo·bi·liz·ing also British mo·bi·lis·ing

Medical Definition of MOBILIZE

transitive verb
1
:  to put into movement or circulation :  make mobile; specifically :  to release (something stored in the body) for body use <the body mobilizes its antibodies>
2
:  to assemble (as resources) and make ready for use <the sympathetic nervous system…mobilizes the bodily resources as a means of preparing for fight or flight—H. G. Armstrong>
3
:  to separate (an organ or part) from associated structures so as to make more accessible for operative procedures
4
:  to develop to a state of acute activity <ego feeling and ego attitude…mobilize hostile feelings toward others—Abram Kardiner>
intransitive verb
:  to undergo mobilization :  assemble and organize for action
mo·bi·liz·able also British mo·bi·lis·able \ˈmō-bə-ˌlī-zə-bəl\ adjective

Variants of MOBILIZE

mo·bi·lize also British mo·bi·lise \ˈmō-bə-ˌlīz\

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