mobilise

Other forms: mobilised; mobilising; mobilises

Definitions of mobilise
  1. verb
    make ready for action or use
    synonyms: marshal, mobilize, summon
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    type of:
    collect, garner, gather, pull together
    assemble or get together
  2. verb
    get ready for war
    synonyms: mobilize
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    antonyms:
    demobilise
    retire from military service
    type of:
    militarise, militarize
    lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force
  3. verb
    call to arms; of military personnel
    synonyms: call up, mobilize, rally
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    type of:
    call, send for
    order, request, or command to come
  4. verb
    cause to move around
    synonyms: circulate, mobilize
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    type of:
    displace, move
    cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
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