"mobilise" meaning in English

See mobilise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: mobilises [present, singular, third-person], mobilising [participle, present], mobilised [participle, past], mobilised [past]
Etymology: From French mobiliser. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|mobiliser}} French mobiliser Head templates: {{en-verb}} mobilise (third-person singular simple present mobilises, present participle mobilising, simple past and past participle mobilised)
  1. (transitive) To make something mobile. Tags: UK, transitive Translations (to make something mobile): mobilitzar (Catalan), mobilizi (Esperanto), mobilisoida (Finnish), panna liikkeelle (Finnish), mobilizar (Galician), mobilisieren (German), mobilitare (Italian), mobiliser (Norman), mobilizar (Portuguese), mobiliza (Romanian), де́лать подви́жным (délatʹ podvížnym) [imperfective] (Russian), сде́лать подви́жным (sdélatʹ podvížnym) [perfective] (Russian), mobilizovať (Slovak), zmobilizovať (Slovak), movilizar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-mobilise-en-verb-Nhpe9wZo Categories (other): Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 38 30 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 40 23 37 Disambiguation of 'to make something mobile': 97 1 2
  2. (transitive) To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war. Tags: UK, transitive Translations (to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war): حَشَدَ (ḥašada) (Arabic), اِسْتَجَاشَ (istajāša) (Arabic), мобилизирам (mobiliziram) (Bulgarian), mobilitzar (Catalan), 調動 (Chinese Mandarin), 调动 (diàodòng) (Chinese Mandarin), mobilisere (Danish), mobiliseren (Dutch), mobilisoida (Finnish), panna liikekannalle (Finnish), mobiliser (French), mobilizar (Galician), mobilmachen (German), mozgósít (Hungarian), mobilitare (Italian), 動員する (dōin suru) (Japanese), mobiliser (Norman), mobilisere (Norwegian Bokmål), mobilisere (Norwegian Nynorsk), mobilizar (Portuguese), мобилизова́ть (mobilizovátʹ) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), мобилизо́вывать (mobilizóvyvatʹ) [imperfective] (Russian), mobilizovať (Slovak), zmobilizovať (Slovak), movilizar (Spanish), mobilisera (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-mobilise-en-verb-u3Vu0Y-U Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 15 29 35 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 38 30 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 40 23 37 Disambiguation of 'to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war': 1 88 11
  3. (intransitive) To become made ready for war. Tags: UK, intransitive Translations (to become made ready for war): mobilitzar-se (Catalan), mobilizarse (Galician), mobilmachen (German), mobilizar-se (Portuguese), мобилизова́ться (mobilizovátʹsja) [imperfective, perfective] (Russian), mobilizovať (Slovak), zmobilizovať sa (Slovak), movilizarse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-mobilise-en-verb-0jHEQLlV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian 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: 24 33 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 28 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 15 29 35 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 26 23 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 24 26 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 27 24 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 20 20 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 21 27 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 24 23 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 27 24 49 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 28 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 27 24 49 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 21 25 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 38 30 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 17 26 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 17 26 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 40 23 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 27 24 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 25 25 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 29 24 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 13 22 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 29 23 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 27 24 49 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 17 26 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 30 23 47 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 18 26 56 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 26 24 50 Disambiguation of 'to become made ready for war': 1 12 86
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: mobilize [US] Related terms: mobilisation Translations (to arrange or organise people or resources to achieve a particular purpose): мобилизирам (mobiliziram) (Bulgarian), mobiliseren (Dutch), jalkautua (Finnish), mobiliser (French), whakaoreore (Maori), mobilisere (Norwegian Bokmål), mobilisere (Norwegian Nynorsk), mobilizovať (Slovak), zmobilizovať (Slovak)
Disambiguation of 'to arrange or organise people or resources to achieve a particular purpose': 10 41 49

Inflected forms

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      "word": "stabilise"
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      "sense": "antonym(s) of “make something mobile”",
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          "word": "mozgósít"
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          "word": "動員する"
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          "word": "mobilizar"
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          "word": "мобилизова́ть"
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        {
          "ref": "1964 March, “News and Comment: Whitby closure in October?”, in Modern Railways, page 158:",
          "text": "All Whitby is mobilising against the economy plan, alleging that loss of railway facilities would turn the port into a \"ghost town\"; [...].",
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        {
          "ref": "2020 April 8, Howard Johnston, “East-ended? When the ECML was at risk”, in Rail, page 69:",
          "text": "And there were justified fears for the future of the Swanage branch, although enthusiasts were already mobilising themselves to take it over.",
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        "To become made ready for war."
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        "(intransitive) To become made ready for war."
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          "code": "ca",
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          "sense": "to become made ready for war",
          "word": "mobilitzar-se"
        },
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          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "to become made ready for war",
          "word": "mobilizarse"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to become made ready for war",
          "word": "mobilmachen"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 12 86",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to become made ready for war",
          "word": "mobilizar-se"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 12 86",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "mobilizovátʹsja",
          "sense": "to become made ready for war",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "мобилизова́ться"
        },
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          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to become made ready for war",
          "word": "mobilizovať"
        },
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          "_dis1": "1 12 86",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to become made ready for war",
          "word": "zmobilizovať sa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 12 86",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to become made ready for war",
          "word": "movilizarse"
        }
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      "sense": "to arrange or organise people or resources to achieve a particular purpose",
      "word": "мобилизирам"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "10 41 49",
      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "to arrange or organise people or resources to achieve a particular purpose",
      "word": "mobiliseren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "10 41 49",
      "code": "fi",
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      "word": "jalkautua"
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    },
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      "_dis1": "10 41 49",
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
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      "word": "whakaoreore"
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      "word": "mobilisere"
    },
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      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
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      "word": "zmobilizovať"
    }
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}
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    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Esperanto translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Japanese translations",
    "Terms with Mandarin translations",
    "Terms with Maori translations",
    "Terms with Norman translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations",
    "Terms with Portuguese translations",
    "Terms with Romanian translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Slovak translations",
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        "(transitive) To make something mobile."
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        "(transitive) To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war."
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          "ref": "1964 March, “News and Comment: Whitby closure in October?”, in Modern Railways, page 158:",
          "text": "All Whitby is mobilising against the economy plan, alleging that loss of railway facilities would turn the port into a \"ghost town\"; [...].",
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        {
          "ref": "2020 April 8, Howard Johnston, “East-ended? When the ECML was at risk”, in Rail, page 69:",
          "text": "And there were justified fears for the future of the Swanage branch, although enthusiasts were already mobilising themselves to take it over.",
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        "(intransitive) To become made ready for war."
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to make something mobile",
      "word": "mobilitzar"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to make something mobile",
      "word": "mobilizi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make something mobile",
      "word": "mobilisoida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to make something mobile",
      "word": "panna liikkeelle"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to make something mobile",
      "word": "mobilizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to make something mobile",
      "word": "mobilisieren"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to make something mobile",
      "word": "mobilitare"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "to make something mobile",
      "word": "mobiliser"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to make something mobile",
      "word": "mobilizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to make something mobile",
      "word": "mobiliza"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "délatʹ podvížnym",
      "sense": "to make something mobile",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "де́лать подви́жным"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sdélatʹ podvížnym",
      "sense": "to make something mobile",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "сде́лать подви́жным"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to make something mobile",
      "word": "mobilizovať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to make something mobile",
      "word": "zmobilizovať"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to make something mobile",
      "word": "movilizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ḥašada",
      "sense": "to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war",
      "word": "حَشَدَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "istajāša",
      "sense": "to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war",
      "word": "اِسْتَجَاشَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mobiliziram",
      "sense": "to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war",
      "word": "мобилизирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war",
      "word": "mobilitzar"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war",
      "word": "調動"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "diàodòng",
      "sense": "to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war",
      "word": "调动"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war",
      "word": "mobilisere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war",
      "word": "mobiliseren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war",
      "word": "mobilisoida"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war",
      "word": "panna liikekannalle"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war",
      "word": "mobiliser"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war",
      "word": "mobilizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war",
      "word": "mobilmachen"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war",
      "word": "mozgósít"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war",
      "word": "mobilitare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "dōin suru",
      "sense": "to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war",
      "word": "動員する"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war",
      "word": "mobiliser"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war",
      "word": "mobilisere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war",
      "word": "mobilisere"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war",
      "word": "mobilizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mobilizovátʹ",
      "sense": "to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "мобилизова́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mobilizóvyvatʹ",
      "sense": "to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "мобилизо́вывать"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war",
      "word": "mobilizovať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war",
      "word": "zmobilizovať"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war",
      "word": "movilizar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war",
      "word": "mobilisera"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "to become made ready for war",
      "word": "mobilitzar-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "to become made ready for war",
      "word": "mobilizarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to become made ready for war",
      "word": "mobilmachen"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to become made ready for war",
      "word": "mobilizar-se"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mobilizovátʹsja",
      "sense": "to become made ready for war",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "мобилизова́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to become made ready for war",
      "word": "mobilizovať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to become made ready for war",
      "word": "zmobilizovať sa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to become made ready for war",
      "word": "movilizarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mobiliziram",
      "sense": "to arrange or organise people or resources to achieve a particular purpose",
      "word": "мобилизирам"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to arrange or organise people or resources to achieve a particular purpose",
      "word": "mobiliseren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to arrange or organise people or resources to achieve a particular purpose",
      "word": "jalkautua"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to arrange or organise people or resources to achieve a particular purpose",
      "word": "mobiliser"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to arrange or organise people or resources to achieve a particular purpose",
      "word": "whakaoreore"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "to arrange or organise people or resources to achieve a particular purpose",
      "word": "mobilisere"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "to arrange or organise people or resources to achieve a particular purpose",
      "word": "mobilisere"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to arrange or organise people or resources to achieve a particular purpose",
      "word": "mobilizovať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to arrange or organise people or resources to achieve a particular purpose",
      "word": "zmobilizovať"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mobilise"
}

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