demobilizeverb [ T ]
formal UK usually demobilise uk/ˌdiːˈməʊ.bəl.aɪz/us/ˌdiːˈmoʊ.bə.laɪz/to release someone from one of the armed forces, especially at the end of a war:
He was demobilized in March 1946.
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Joining or leaving the army
- buy
- buy yourself out
- call-up
- cashier
- commission
- conscript
- demob
- desert
- desertion
- draft
- draft dodger
- draftee
- enlist
- enlisted
- join
- join up
- recruit
- selective service
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demobilization
noun [ U ] UK usually demobilisation uk/diːˌməʊ.bəl.aɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us/diːˌmoʊ.bəl.əˈzeɪ.ʃən/