demobilize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /diːˈməʊbɪlaɪz/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English mobilize English demobilize From de- + mobilize.
Meanings
- (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To release someone from military duty, especially after a war.
- (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To disband troops, or remove them from a war footing.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| demobilizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| demobilizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| demobilized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| demobilized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| demobilise | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (34)
ru распусти́ть (to disband troops) · de demobilisieren (to disband troops) · pt desmobilizar (to disband troops) · sk demobilizovať (to release someone from military duty) · de demobilisieren (to release someone from military duty) · ru распуска́ть (to disband troops) · ru демобилизо́вывать (to release someone from military duty) · io desmobilizar (to release someone from military duty) · gl desmobilizar (to disband troops) · fi kotiuttaa (to disband troops) · sk demobilizovať (to disband troops) · vi xuất ngũ (to release someone from military duty) · fr démobilier (to release someone from military duty) · nb dimittere (to release someone from military duty) · it smobilitare (to disband troops) · it smobilitare (to release someone from military duty) · vi giải ngũ (to release someone from military duty) · bg разпускам (to disband troops) · gl desmobilizar (to release someone from military duty) · cmn 復員 /复员 (to release someone from military duty) · pt desmobilizar (to release someone from military duty) · es desmovilizar (to release someone from military duty) · da demobilisere (to disband troops) · fi kotiuttaa (to release someone from military duty) · ru демобилизова́ть (to release someone from military duty) · nb dimittere (to disband troops) · es desmovilizar (to disband troops) · bg демобилизирам (to release someone from military duty) · sv demobilisera (to disband troops) · io desmobilizar (to disband troops) · ca desmobilitzar (to release someone from military duty) · da demobilisere (to release someone from military duty) · be дэмабілізава́ць (to release someone from military duty) · uk демобілізува́ти (to release someone from military duty)