Verb: mobilize 'mow-bu,lIz
- Make ready for action or use
"mobilize resources";
- mobilise [Brit], marshal, summon
- Call to arms; of military personnel
"The government mobilized the reserves";
- call up, mobilise [Brit], rally
- Get ready for war
"The country mobilized its troops";
- mobilise [Brit]
- Cause to move around
"The coach mobilized the team for an early morning practice";
- mobilise [Brit]
Derived forms: mobilized, mobilizes, mobilizing
Type of: call, collect, displace, garner, gather, militarise [Brit], militarize, move, pull together, send for
Antonym: demobilise [Brit]
Encyclopedia: Mobilize