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Dictionary: mo·bi·lize   ('bə-līz') pronunciation

v., -lized, -liz·ing, -liz·es.

v.tr.
  1. To make mobile or capable of movement.
    1. To assemble, prepare, or put into operation for or as if for war: mobilize troops; mobilize the snowplows.
    2. To assemble, marshal, or coordinate for a purpose: mobilized the country's economic resources.
v.intr.
To become prepared for or as if for war.

mobilization mo'bi·li·za'tion (-lĭ-zā'shən) n.

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verb

  1. To set or keep going: actuate, drive, impel, move, propel, run. See move/halt.
  2. To assemble, equip, and train for war: militarize. See peace/conflict.
  3. To assemble, prepare, or put into operation, as for war or a similar emergency: marshal, muster, organize, rally. See move/halt.

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v

Definition: ready for action, movement
Antonyms: check, demobilize, end, halt, hold back, immobilize, stop


v. (of a country or its government) prepare and organize (troops) for active service: the government mobilized regular forces, reservists, and militia

mobilizable adj. mobilizer n.

See the Introduction, Abbreviations and Pronunciation for further details.

Veterinary Dictionary: mobilization
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The rendering of a fixed part movable.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: To make ready for action.

pronunciation When you make a choice, you mobilize vast human energies and resources which otherwise go untapped. — Robert Fritz.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - mobilisere, gøre bevægelig
v. intr. - mobilisere

Nederlands (Dutch)
mobiliseren, losmaken

Français (French)
v. tr. - (gén, Mil) mobiliser (contre)
v. intr. - (Mil) mobiliser (contre)

Deutsch (German)
v. - mobilisieren, mobil machen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κινητοποιώ, επιστρατεύω

Italiano (Italian)
mobilitare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - mobilizar

Русский (Russian)
мобилизовать, сделать подвижным, пускать деньги в обращение

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - poner en pie de guerra, movilizar
v. intr. - ser movilizado o activado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - mobilisera

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
动员, 使流通, 调动, 使松动, 动员起来

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 動員, 使流通, 調動, 使鬆動
v. intr. - 動員起來

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - (돈 등을) 유통시키다, 모으다
v. intr. - (군대가) 동원되다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 動員する, 動員される

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يحتشد, يتعبأ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גייס, גרם לנוע‬
v. intr. - ‮התגייס‬


 
 
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