( 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.