mobilize
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mo·bi·lize
(mō'bə-līz') 
v., -lized, -liz·ing, -liz·es. v.tr.
To become prepared for or as if for war.
mobilization mo'bi·li·za'tion (-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
v., -lized, -liz·ing, -liz·es. v.tr.
- To make mobile or capable of movement.
- To assemble, prepare, or put into operation for or as if for war: mobilize troops; mobilize the snowplows.
- To assemble, marshal, or coordinate for a purpose: mobilized the country's economic resources.
To become prepared for or as if for war.
mobilization mo'bi·li·za'tion (-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
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mobilize
v
Definition: ready for action, movement
Antonyms: check, demobilize, end, halt, hold back, immobilize, stop
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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.
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mobilize
IN BRIEF: To make ready for action.
When you make a choice, you mobilize vast human energies and resources which otherwise go untapped.
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang:
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mobilize
verb trans.
verb trans., US
Esp. in Jewish usage, to administer a beating to. (1923 —) .
B. Appel Bastids! We'll mobilize yuh! (1977)
[Perh. from Yiddish mapel (in mapel zayn to abort) + -ize.]
verb trans., US
Esp. in Jewish usage, to administer a beating to. (1923 —) .
B. Appel Bastids! We'll mobilize yuh! (1977)
[Perh. from Yiddish mapel (in mapel zayn to abort) + -ize.]
| mob-handed, mob, moaning minnie | |
| mobster, moby, mock |
Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry:
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mobilize
or mobilise
to bring (resources or reserves) into use for a particular purpose, e.g. to mobilize fat by lipolysis or glycogen by glycogenolysis.
to bring (resources or reserves) into use for a particular purpose, e.g. to mobilize fat by lipolysis or glycogen by glycogenolysis.
| mobilization, mobility, mobile phase | |
| mobilizing plasmid, modal class, mode |
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categories related to 'mobilization'
- Types and Techniques of Warfare - mobilization: preparations for war
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Mobilize
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
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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