mobilize

English

Alternative forms

• (Commonwealth) mobilise

Etymology

From French mobiliser.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈməʊbɪlʌɪz/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

Verb

mobilize (third-person singular simple present mobilizes, present participle mobilizing, simple past and past participle mobilized)

1. (transitive) To make something mobile.
2. (transitive) To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war.
3. (intransitive, of troops) To get ready for war.

Related terms

• mobile
• mobility
• mobilization
• move

Translations

mobilise — see mobilise

Galician

Verb

mobilize

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of mobilizar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

mobilize

1. inflection of mobilizar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative