"mobilize" meaning in English

See mobilize in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mobilize.wav Forms: mobilizes [present, singular, third-person], mobilizing [participle, present], mobilized [participle, past], mobilized [past], mobilise [alternative]
Etymology: From French mobiliser. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*m(y)ewh₁-}}, {{uder|en|fr|mobiliser}} French mobiliser Head templates: {{en-verb}} mobilize (third-person singular simple present mobilizes, present participle mobilizing, simple past and past participle mobilized)
  1. (transitive) To make something mobile. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-mobilize-en-verb-Nhpe9wZo
  2. (transitive) To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-mobilize-en-verb-u3Vu0Y-U
  3. (intransitive, of troops) To get ready for war. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-mobilize-en-verb-c3C8vCDQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 39 54 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 11 30 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 6 14 33 6 33 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 6 13 36 4 36 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (topical): Military Related terms: mobile, mobility, mobilization, move
Disambiguation of Military: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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