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