"demobilize" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /diːˈməʊbɪlaɪz/ [UK] Forms: demobilizes [present, singular, third-person], demobilizing [participle, present], demobilized [participle, past], demobilized [past]
Etymology: From de- + mobilize. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|de|mobilize}} de- + mobilize Head templates: {{en-verb}} demobilize (third-person singular simple present demobilizes, present participle demobilizing, simple past and past participle demobilized)
  1. To release someone from military duty, especially after a war. Categories (topical): Military Translations (to release someone from military duty): демобилизирам (demobiliziram) (Bulgarian), desmobilitzar (Catalan), 復員 (Chinese Mandarin), 复员 (fùyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), demobilisere (Danish), kotiuttaa (Finnish), démobilier (French), desmobilizar (Galician), demobilisieren (German), smobilitare (Italian), desmobilizar (Portuguese), демобилизо́вывать (demobilizóvyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), демобилизова́ть (demobilizovátʹ) [perfective] (Russian), demobilizovať (Slovak), desmovilizar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-demobilize-en-verb-D5PRiHki Disambiguation of Military: 100 0 Disambiguation of 'to release someone from military duty': 88 12
  2. To disband troops, or remove them from a war footing. Translations (to disband troops): разпускам (razpuskam) (Bulgarian), demobilisere (Danish), kotiuttaa (Finnish), desmobilizar (Galician), demobilisieren (German), smobilitare (Italian), desmobilizar (Portuguese), распуска́ть (raspuskátʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), распусти́ть (raspustítʹ) [perfective] (Russian), demobilizovať (Slovak), desmovilizar (Spanish), demobilisera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-demobilize-en-verb-Lkw2ynHx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with de-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovak translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with de-: 36 64 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of 'to disband troops': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: demobilise [UK] Derived forms: demobilizee, demobilizer Related terms: demobilization

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "to disband troops",
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      "sense": "to disband troops",
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