Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense mobilizes, present participle mobilizing, past tense, past participle mobilizedregional note: in BRIT, also use mobilise
1. verb
If you mobilize support or mobilize people to do something, you succeed in encouraging people to take action, especially political action. If people mobilize, they prepare to take action.
The best hope is that we will mobilize international support and get down to action. [VERB noun]
The purpose of the journey is to mobilise public opinion on the controversial issue. [VERB noun]
Faced with crisis, people mobilized. [VERB]
mobilization (moʊbɪlaɪzeɪʃən)uncountable noun
...the rapid mobilization of international opinion in support of the revolution. [+ of]
2. verb
If you mobilize resources, you start to use them or make them available for use.
If you could mobilize the resources, you could get it done. [VERB noun]
mobilizationuncountable noun
...the mobilisation of resources for education. [+ of]
3. verb
If a country mobilizes, or mobilizes its armed forces, or if its armed forces mobilize, they are given orders to prepare for a conflict.
[journalism, or military]
Sudan even threatened to mobilize in response to the ultimatums. [VERB]
India is now in a better position to mobilise its forces. [VERB noun]
It means that their whole army will mobilize. [VERB]
mobilizationuncountable noun
...a demand for full-scale mobilisation to defend the republic.
More Synonyms of mobilize
mobilize in British English
or mobilise (ˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz)
verb
1.
to prepare for war or other emergency by organizing (national resources, the armed services, etc)
2. (transitive)
to organize for a purpose; marshal
3. (transitive)
to put into motion, circulation, or use
Derived forms
mobilizable (ˈmobiˌlizable) or mobilisable (ˈmobiˌlisable)
adjective
mobilization (ˌmobiliˈzation) or mobilisation (ˌmobiliˈsation)
noun
mobilize in American English
(ˈmoʊbəˌlaɪz)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈmobiˌlized or ˈmobiˌlizing
1.
a.
to make mobile, or movable
b.
to put into motion, circulation, or use
2.
to bring into readiness for immediate active service in war
3.
to organize (people, resources, etc.) for active service or use in any emergency,drive, etc.
verb intransitive
4.
to become organized and ready, as for war
Derived forms
mobilizable (ˈmobiˌlizable)
adjective
mobilization (ˌmobiliˈzation)
noun
mobilizer (ˈmobiˌlizer)
noun
Word origin
Fr mobiliser
Examples of 'mobilize' in a sentence
mobilize
He needs to be able to mobilize the resources of the bank worldwide for their needs.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
The colonists themselves were able to mobilize support for their cause through their militia.
French, David The British way in Warfare - 1688-2000 (1990)
Let me give just one recent illustration of how the civil religion serves to mobilize support for the attainment of national goals.
Greeley, Andrew M. Sociology and Religion: A Collection of Readings (1995)
Increasingly, parties no longer mobilize for action.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGING IN TURBULENT TIMES (1980)
In the second stage the Allies would mobilize their own resources.
French, David The British way in Warfare - 1688-2000 (1990)
And when those efforts begin to produce results, the innovator has to be ready to mobilize resources massively.
Peter F. Drucker THE ESSENTIAL DRUCKER (2001)
They do not determine the future; they are means to mobilize the resources and energies of the business for the making of the future.
Peter F. Drucker THE ESSENTIAL DRUCKER (2001)
It meant that the war would not be over quickly and that Britain would have to mobilize her resources more fully if she were to survive.
French, David The British way in Warfare - 1688-2000 (1990)
We did it for our son and to mobilize public opinion... We did have little time for ourselves during those weeks.
Carpenter, Anne & Johnson, Geoffrey Why am I Afraid to Grieve (1994)
In other languages
mobilize
British English: mobilize VERB
If you mobilize support or mobilize people to do something, you succeed in encouraging people to take action, especially political action. If people mobilize, they prepare to take action.
The best hope is that we will mobilize international support and get down to action.