DEMOBILIZE

demobilize, demobilise, demob

(verb) retire from military service

demobilize, inactivate, demobilise

(verb) release from military service or remove from the active list of military service

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

demobilize (third-person singular simple present demobilizes, present participle demobilizing, simple past and past participle demobilized)

To release someone from military duty, especially after a war.

To disband troops, or remove them from a war footing.

Source: Wiktionary


De*mob"i*lize, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. démobiliser.] (Mil.)

Definition: To disorganize, or disband and send home, as troops which have been mobilized.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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