mobilize

mobilize Definition

mo·bi·lize (mō′bə līz′)

transitive verb -·lized′, -·liz′·ing

1. to make mobile, or movable
2. to put into motion, circulation, or use
to bring into readiness for immediate active service in war
to organize (people, resources, etc.) for active service or use in any emergency, drive, etc.

Etymology: Fr mobiliser

intransitive verb

to become organized and ready, as for war

mobilize Related Forms

mo′·bi·liz′·able adjective mo′·bi·li·za′·tion noun mo′·bi·liz′er noun

mobilize Synonyms

mobilize Usage Examples

Object

saving: The bank was created to mobilize savings especially in rural areas.
troop: Military deaths as a proportion of all troops mobilized were in the region of 85 per cent for both Poland and Romania.
army: While the armies mobilized in July 1870, the conflict appeared ' too close to call ' .
resource: We will continue our efforts to mobilize additional resources under PACT to enhance the capacity of Member States to combat cancer.
mass: He had the personal power to mobilize the masses.

Preposition: as

part: In 2003 as a Reservist Officer, he was mobilized as part of Operation TELIC and served six months in Iraq.

Adjective complement

Modifying Another Word

also: The very cellular mechanisms that enable the foreign genes to insert into the genome can also mobilize them to jump out again.
only: Under the law, the AFL-CIO can only mobilize voters who are in member unions.
not: Moreover, some popular funds have created village banks to grant small loans to the poorest women who can not mobilize preliminary savings.
fully: Moreover, the people were fully mobilized for the process.
already: The already mobilized regiment was sent northwards to counter these drops.
immediately: Samaritan's Purse immediately mobilized our local resources and ministry partners to respond to the needs of victims.

Infinitive complement

assist: Boy Scouts were mobilized to assist households with no able-bodied men -a high proportion at that time.

Preposition: in

opposition: These may in various ways be mobilized in opposition to hegemonic culture.

Preposition: for

peace: In, Mobilizing for Peace: the International Study of Peace and Reconciliation Organizations.
purpose: All of these groups had to be uprooted and the impoverished masses the young in particular, had to be mobilized for that purpose.

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