mobilize

M3O1B3I1L1I1Z10E1
UK, US/ˈməʊbɪlʌɪz/

verb

To make something mobile.

Similar
activatemobilisemarshalsummoncall uprally
Opposite
demobilize
OriginFrench mobiliser →
Less commonScrabble 21
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Meanings

verbmobilize (third-person singular simple present mobilizes, present participle mobilizing, simple past and past participle mobilized)

present singular third person mobilizes · participle present mobilizing · participle past mobilized · past mobilized · alternative mobilise

  1. BritishEnglishOxfordUStransitiveTo make something mobile.
  2. BritishEnglishOxfordUStransitiveTo assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war.

    Synonyms: activate

  3. BritishEnglishOxfordUSintransitiveTo get ready for war.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war.

Similar
activate

More synonyms by meaning

verbmake ready for action or use

Similar
mobilisemarshalsummon
Broader
gathergarnercollect

verbcall to arms; of military personnel

Similar
call upmobiliserally
Opposite
demobilize
Broader
callsend for

verbget ready for war

Similar
mobilise
Opposite
demobilize
Broader
militarizemilitarise

verbcause to move around

Similar
mobilise
Broader
movedisplace
Also see
call upmarshalmobiliserallysummon

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchmobiliser
  2. Englishmobilize

From French mobiliser.

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Cite this entry
APA

mobilize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mobilize

MLA

“mobilize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mobilize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mobilize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mobilize.

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