demobilise

verbC2Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speech — mobilise sits at #13,725Too rare in one of the two pools to compare — fewer than 20 uses in speech or in writing

Other forms: demobilised, demobilising

To demobilise is to release troops from service after a war. Demobilise the reserves.

It is slower and harder than calling people up, since millions have to be found homes and work. Failing to demobilise well is what turns a victory into unrest within a year or two.

Definitions of demobilise

1verbdemobiliseTo release troops from service after a war.C2
“It took Britain two years to demobilise after 1945.”

demobilise is a releasing.

Also accepted in games: demobilize

Where it comes from

French
mobiliser
English
mobilise
English, today
demobilise

From de- + mobilise. mobilise comes from French mobiliser.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Military & Defence

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demobilise in the wild

During this term, he had to demobilise the wartime Army while fielding and supporting the Australian contingent of the British Commonwealth Occupation Force in Japan.
Vernon Sturdee
The resolution called upon the parties in Liberia to disarm and demobilise.
United Nations Security Council Resolution 866
M23 representatives said that it was ending its rebellion and would disarm and demobilise its forces in order to pursue a political solution.
2013 Kivu Offensive
The Arap's decision to demobilise applied pressure on other clans to follow suit. playing an instrumental role in the Somaliland peace process.
Mohamed Sultan Farah

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

Related words

the mobiliser family

mobilise

demobilise — used too rare to measure · point at the bar for the others

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