(ˈ)dē, də̇+ transitive verb
Usage: see -ize
Etymology: de- + mobilize
1.
a. : to put on a peacetime footing or in a condition not prepared for war
ships returning to port to be demobilized
b. : to disband or break up the organization of (as troops)
the reserves were demobilized at once
one of his best bands, demobilized a few years ago, was a powerhouse … outfit — Wilder Hobson
c. : to discharge from service with the armed forces
he was demobilized in 1919 with the grade of captain — Current Biography
2. : to remove restrictions from : relax the governing rules and regulations of
it allows us to mobilize and demobilize our industrial combinations according to the actual necessities of the day — T.W.Arnold
we shall never demobilize the more highly integrated control that now exists over banking, credit, and the securities markets — New Republic