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to brigade

to brigade

7.0
To form people into an organised group to do a specific task
  • verb
  • /brɪˈɡeɪd/
translation icon : agrupar en brigadas
  • During the emergency response, volunteers were quickly brigaded to tackle different tasks.

Examples

  • The commander decided to brigade the new recruits for more efficient training.

  • The event organizers brigaded the participants by region to improve coordination.

  • They will brigade volunteers.

  • The team brigaded resources to tackle the crisis.

  • The volunteers brigaded to provide assistance during the natural disaster relief efforts.

  • During the training exercise, the team brigaded the soldiers to enhance their performance.

  • To improve response times, the organizers brigaded emergency workers into specialized groups.

Synonyms

to regiment
vsto brigade
  • Specialized
1 6.5

To group soldiers into military units

forms units of a particular military size and role rather than general groups
to aggroup
vsto brigade
9.9

To bring people or things together into a group

organizes people into a formal military unit rather than a loose cluster

Antonyms

43 4.3

To stop being a group, for example a band or committee

Compounds

5 2.3

A team of people who put out flames and help in emergencies

A group of people who work together to help their community without pay

blue-rinse brigade
  • Offensive
9.9

A group of older women, often with bluish grey dyed hair, who meet to chat

A group of people who pick up litter and remove debris after an event or disaster

An armed communist group in the Philippines that carried out attacks in cities in the 1980s and 1990s

9.9

People from richer country backgrounds who enjoy country activities and nature, often wearing green boots

internet brigade
  • Literature
6.3

A group of people who act together online to support a cause

9.9

People at events who act snobby, are picky about food and show little real interest

How Organized

to mobilize
76 5.8
to brigade
7.0
to organize
  • US
662 1.6
to assemble
152 3.3
to group
38 1.2
to scatter
110 2.7

Surface Forms

brigade infinitive
brigaded past
brigaded past participle
brigading present participle
brigades third person singular

Etymology

Brigade as a verb comes from making a brigade: from Italian brigata 'a group' and brigare 'to fight'. So to brigade people is to organize them into a group to work together.