mobilize en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈməʊbɪlʌɪz/ (Received-Pronunciation, US)
Etymology
From French mobiliser.
Meanings
- (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To make something mobile.
- (British, English, Oxford, US, transitive) To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war.
- (British, English, Oxford, US, intransitive, of troops) To get ready for war.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mobilized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| mobilized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| mobilizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| mobilise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| mobilizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
demobilize · countermobilize · mobilizable · mobilizee · mobilizer · remobilize · mobilizability
Relateds
move · mobile · mobility · mobilization