mobilize

To mobilize is to prepare people, or to get something moving, or to direct resources towards some goal.

(verb)

  1. When the U.S. gets its military ready to deploy to fight a war, this is an example of when they mobilize the troops.
  2. When a politician gets out the word that all his supporters need to vote on a particular issue, this is an example of when he mobilizes his supporters.

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See mobilize in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb mobilized, mobilizing

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

Origin: Fr mobiliser

intransitive verb

to become organized and ready, as for war

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See mobilize in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb mo·bi·lized, mo·bi·liz·ing, mo·bi·liz·es
verb, transitive
  1. To make mobile or capable of movement.
  2. a. To assemble, prepare, or put into operation for or as if for war: mobilize troops; mobilize the snowplows.
    b. To assemble, marshal, or coordinate for a purpose: mobilized the country's economic resources.
verb, intransitive
To become prepared for or as if for war.

Related Forms:

  • moˌbi·li·zaˈtion (-lĭ-zāˈshən) noun

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