mobilise

UK/ˈməʊbɪlaɪz/US/ˈməʊbɪlaɪz/

verbB2+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #13,725 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: mobilised, mobilising, mobilises

To mobilise is to gather people or resources ready for action. Mobilise the troops, mobilise support, mobilise resources.

In the military sense it is a formal step with a legal meaning, since mobilising an army in 1914 was very close to declaring war. In campaigning it means turning sympathy into action, which is the harder half.

Definitions of mobilise

1verbmobiliseTo gather people or resources ready for action.B2+
“The charity mobilised hundreds of volunteers within hours of the earthquake.”

mobilise is a gathering.

Also accepted in games: mobilize

Where it comes from

French mobiliser comes from mobile, from Latin mobilis, movable.

French
mobiliser
English, today
mobilise

From French mobiliser.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

mobilise in the wild

Indira wanted to use a populist agenda in order to mobilise popular support for the party.
Syndicate Congress
However, if the conflict is between a member of a tribe and a non-member, the entire tribe, including distant cousins, could mobilise against the outsider and their allies.
Segmentary lineage
Over the Warring States period, many of the seven states underwent bureaucratic and military reforms in order to mobilise resources on a greater scale.
Seven Warring States
The Research Council works to promote international research and innovation cooperation, and has a number of schemes to mobilise Norwegian applicants for the EU Research and Innovation Programme.
Research Council of Norway
In this process, the chapters mobilise and informing thousands of Indian citizens.
Indian Youth Climate Network

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Related words

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mobilise

mobilise — used about once every 27,725 pages · #13,725 · point at the bar for the others

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mobilise

UK/ˈməʊbɪlaɪz/US/ˈməʊbɪlaɪz/

verbB2+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #13,725 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: mobilised, mobilising, mobilises

To mobilise is to gather people or resources ready for action. Mobilise the troops, mobilise support, mobilise resources.

Definitions of mobilise

1verbmobiliseTo gather people or resources ready for action.B2+
“The charity mobilised hundreds of volunteers within hours of the earthquake.”

mobilise is a gathering.

Also accepted in games: mobilize

Where it comes from

French mobiliser comes from mobile, from Latin mobilis, movable.

French
mobiliser
English, today
mobilise

From French mobiliser.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

mobilise in the wild

Indira wanted to use a populist agenda in order to mobilise popular support for the party.
Syndicate Congress
However, if the conflict is between a member of a tribe and a non-member, the entire tribe, including distant cousins, could mobilise against the outsider and their allies.
Segmentary lineage
Over the Warring States period, many of the seven states underwent bureaucratic and military reforms in order to mobilise resources on a greater scale.
Seven Warring States
The Research Council works to promote international research and innovation cooperation, and has a number of schemes to mobilise Norwegian applicants for the EU Research and Innovation Programme.
Research Council of Norway
In this process, the chapters mobilise and informing thousands of Indian citizens.
Indian Youth Climate Network

1 / 2

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

mobilise — used about once every 27,725 pages · #13,725 · point at the bar for the others