MOBILIZE


Meaning of MOBILIZE in English

mo ‧ bil ‧ ize BrE AmE ( also mobilise British English ) /ˈməʊbəlaɪz, ˈməʊbɪlaɪz $ ˈmoʊ-/ verb

1 . [transitive] to encourage people to support something in an active way:

an attempt to mobilize popular opinion

a campaign to mobilize support for the strike

2 . [transitive] to start to use the things or people you have available in order to achieve something:

They failed to mobilize their resources effectively.

3 . [intransitive and transitive] if a country mobilizes or mobilizes its army, it prepares to fight a war ⇨ demobilize

4 . [transitive] to help something to move more easily ⇨ immobilize :

The physiotherapist mobilizes the patient’s shoulder.

—mobilization /ˌməʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃ ə n, ˌməʊbɪlaɪˈzeɪʃ ə n $ ˌmoʊbələ-/ noun [uncountable and countable] :

the mobilization of public opinion

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.