mobilize
verb
mo·bi·lize
ˈmō-bə-ˌlīz 
mobilized; mobilizing
1
a
: to put into movement or circulation
mobilize financial assets
b
: to release (something stored in the organism) for bodily use
The body mobilizes its antibodies.
2
a
: to assemble and make ready for war duty
mobilize all reserve forces for overseas duty
b
: to marshal (something, such as resources) for action
mobilize support for a proposal
: to undergo mobilization
The army can mobilize quickly for a major war.
Examples of mobilize in a Sentence
They couldn't mobilize enough support to pass the new law.
Several groups have mobilized to oppose the proposed new law.
They have the ability to mobilize quickly.
The government had to mobilize the army quickly.
More than 10,000 troops were mobilized for war.
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On Tuesday Turkey was reported to be mobilizing military units at the Syrian border, raising fears of an imminent mass offensive against the SDF.
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Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
The reinforcement of the Lightning IIs, which are said to be the first and world's only long-range stealth strike fighters designed and built explicitly for U.S. aircraft carrier operations, came after the Chinese military reportedly mobilized 90 ships for a three-day exercise around Taiwan.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
That's exactly how Marshall mobilized after the storm.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
This rhetoric echoes the last time that consumers broadly mobilized to protest against powerful corporations and their wealthy executives, in the Occupy Wall Street movement in late 2011 that swept the country after the financial crisis.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
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Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2024
The reinforcement of the Lightning IIs, which are said to be the first and world's only long-range stealth strike fighters designed and built explicitly for U.S. aircraft carrier operations, came after the Chinese military reportedly mobilized 90 ships for a three-day exercise around Taiwan.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
That's exactly how Marshall mobilized after the storm.
—Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
This rhetoric echoes the last time that consumers broadly mobilized to protest against powerful corporations and their wealthy executives, in the Occupy Wall Street movement in late 2011 that swept the country after the financial crisis.
—Maria Aspan, NPR, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Mobilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobilize. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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mobilize
verb
mo·bi·lize
ˈmō-bə-ˌlīz
mobilized; mobilizing
: to assemble and make ready for action : marshal
mobilization
noun
ˌmō-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən
Medical Definition
mobilize
verb
mo·bi·lize
variants
also British mobilise
mobilized also British mobilised; mobilizing also British mobilising
1
: to put into movement or circulation : make mobile
specifically
: to release (something stored in the body) for body use
the body mobilizes its antibodies
2
: to assemble (as resources) and make ready for use
the sympathetic nervous system … mobilizes the bodily resources as a means of preparing for fight or flight—H. G. Armstrong
H. G. Armstrong3
: to separate (an organ or part) from associated structures so as to make more accessible for operative procedures
4
: to develop to a state of acute activity
ego feeling and ego attitude … mobilize hostile feelings toward others—Abram Kardiner
Abram Kardiner
: to undergo mobilization : assemble and organize for action
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