muster out

/ˌmʌstər aʊt/
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Other forms: mustered out; mustering out

Definitions of muster out
  1. verb
    release from military service
    synonyms: discharge
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    deactivate
    remove from active military status or reassign
    demob, demobilise, demobilize
    retire from military service
    demobilise, demobilize, inactivate
    release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
    cannon
    fire a cannon
    type of:
    let go, let go of, release, relinquish
    release, as from one's grip
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