mobilize

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mobilize

  • /ˈməʊbɪlʌɪz/ UK, US

Where it comes from

From French mobiliser.

verb mobilizes · mobilizing · mobilized · mobilise

  1. British, English, Oxford, US, transitive To make something mobile.
  2. British, English, Oxford, US, transitive To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war.

    Similar: activate

  3. British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive, of troops To get ready for war.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: call up, rally, circulate, summon, marshal, mobilise, mobilisation, mobilization, deploy, transfer, muster, mobility, redeployment, rallying, movement, move

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"mobilize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mobilize. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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mobilize. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mobilize

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"mobilize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mobilize.

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@misc{mobilize_2026,
  title = {mobilize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mobilize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}