MOBILIZE


Meaning of MOBILIZE in English

( BrE also mo·bil·ise ) / ˈməʊbəlaɪz; NAmE ˈmoʊ-/ verb

1.

to work together in order to achieve a particular aim; to organize a group of people to do this

SYN rally :

[ vn ]

The unions mobilized thousands of workers in a protest against the cuts.

[also v ]

2.

[ vn ] to find and start to use sth that is needed for a particular purpose

SYN marshal :

They were unable to mobilize the resources they needed.

3.

if a country mobilizes its army, or if a country or army mobilizes , it makes itself ready to fight in a war :

[ v ]

The troops were ordered to mobilize.

[also vn ]

—compare demobilize

►  mo·bil·iza·tion , mo·bil·isa·tion / ˌməʊbɪlaɪˈzeɪʃn; NAmE ˌmoʊbələˈz-/ noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 19th cent.: from French mobiliser , from mobile , from Latin mobilis , from movere to move.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.