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mobilize

mo·bi·lize

mobilize

pronunciation:: mo b laIz
parts of speech:: transitive verb, intransitive verb

part of speech:	transitive verb
inflections:	mobilizes, mobilizing, mobilized
definition 1:	to assemble and prepare (troops or the like) for active military duty or service to a country. synonyms: activate, assemble, marshal, muster antonyms: demobilize similar words: array, conscript, convene, draft, enlist, levy, rally, ready, summon
definition 2:	to assemble, organize, or adapt (industries, supplies, facilities, or the like) for immediate use or service in times of war or states of emergency. synonyms: gear up, marshal, ready similar words: activate, assemble, organize
definition 3:	to cause to be mobile. synonyms: move, propel antonyms: immobilize similar words: advance, circulate, drive, impel, launch, push, thrust
related words:	levy, rally

part of speech:	intransitive verb
definition:	to be or become assembled, organized, or prepared, as for war or other emergency. synonyms: assemble, muster, organize similar words: congregate, convene, gather, unite
related words:	muster
derivations:	mobilizable (adj.), mobilization (n.)

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