MOBILIZE


Meaning of MOBILIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ moʊbɪlaɪz ]

( mobilizes, mobilizing, mobilized)

Note: in BRIT, also use 'mobilise'

1.

If you mobilize support or mobilize people to do something, you succeed in encouraging people to take action, especially political action. If people mobilize , they prepare to take action.

The best hope is that we will mobilize international support and get down to action...

Faced with crisis, people mobilized.

VERB : V n , V

• mo‧bi‧li‧za‧tion

...the rapid mobilization of international opinion in support of the revolution.

N-UNCOUNT : oft N of n

2.

If you mobilize resources, you start to use them or make them available for use.

If you could mobilize the resources, you could get it done.

VERB : V n

• mo‧bi‧li‧za‧tion

...the mobilisation of resources for education.

N-UNCOUNT : oft N of n

3.

If a country mobilizes , or mobilizes its armed forces, or if its armed forces mobilize , they are given orders to prepare for a conflict. ( JOURNALISM or MILITARY )

Sudan even threatened to mobilize in response to the ultimatums...

India is now in a better position to mobilise its forces...

VERB : V , V n

• mo‧bi‧li‧za‧tion

...a demand for full-scale mobilisation to defend the republic.

N-UNCOUNT

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