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MOBILIZE
mobilize, mobilise
(verb) cause to move around
mobilize, mobilise, marshal, summon
(verb) make ready for action or use; “marshal resources”
mobilize, mobilise
(verb) get ready for war
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
mobilize (third-person singular simple present mobilizes, present participle mobilizing, simple past and past participle mobilized)
(transitive) To make something mobile.
(transitive) To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war.
(intransitive) To become made ready for war.
Source: Wiktionary
Mob"i*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mobilized; p. pr. & vb. n. Mobilizing.] Etym: [F. mobiliser.]
Definition: To put in a state of readiness for active service in war, as an army corps.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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