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mobilize
[moh-buh-lahyz]
verb (used with object)
to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
to organize or adapt (industries, transportation facilities, etc.) for service to the government in time of war.
to marshal, bring together, prepare (power, force, wealth, etc.) for action, especially of a vigorous nature.
to mobilize one's energy.
to increase or bring to a full stage of development.
to mobilize one's anger.
verb (used without object)
to be or become assembled, organized, etc., as for war.
to mobilize for action.
mobilize
/ ˈəʊɪˌɪ /
verb
to prepare for war or other emergency by organizing (national resources, the armed services, etc)
(tr) to organize for a purpose; marshal
(tr) to put into motion, circulation, or use
Other 51Թ Forms
- mobilizable adjective
- mobilization noun
- mobilizer noun
- overmobilize verb
- remobilize verb
- unmobilized adjective
- ˌDzˈپDz noun
- ˈDzˌ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of mobilize1
Example Sentences
They also use a patented system of belts and straps on a stretch table “to secure and mobilize one side of your body while we stretch the other,” Ashley says.
Critics also have seized upon Sheinbaum’s comments last month — weeks before the L.A. protests — calling on Mexicans in the United States to “mobilize” against a planned U.S. tax on cash transfers to Mexico.
Soon, he would mobilize a convoy of Marines to join the National Guard — both deployed against the will of local officials.
While the president does have the power to mobilize the National Guard under the Insurrection Act, Breyer felt the protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Southern California failed to qualify as an insurrection.
That was the last time the Marines were mobilized — at the request of local and state authorities.
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