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to mobilize

to mobilize

76 5.8
To organize people and resources to take action for a goal
  • verb
  • /ˈmoʊbɪlaɪz/
translation icon : movilizar
  • After the devastating event, the city quickly had to mobilize emergency services and support teams for the affected communities.
  • mobilize support
  • mobilize resources
  • mobilize the community

And when you constantly keep that engaged and mobilized membership, you're ready to strike.

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Examples

  • But it was important in terms of deflecting opposition and mobilizing support for SAP policies.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Increasingly, various kinds of nongovernmental organizations are able to mobilize the population at a grassroots level.

    Academic text (1999)
  • But we did want to do something to mobilize everyone to, to vote.

  • So could they still mobilize like this again?

  • And she will mobilize a very young generation.

  • But then I know how it happens, but what can we do to mobilize young people to get their rights back?

  • Yes, I will mobilize immediately.

  • We can no longer discuss what we must do; we must mobilize and do it.

    Academic text (2012)
  • We'll be successful with crime control when we are able to mobilize all segments of New York in support of it.

  • The U.S. government is now leading an effort to mobilize search and rescue teams to evacuate people from the path of the storm.

Synonyms

to organize
vsto mobilize
  • US
662 1.6

Arrange people, things, and activities so they work well

focuses on preparing and readying for action rather than mere arrangement
to deploy
vsto mobilize
371 5.6

To move and use people or equipment for a specific job

prepares and organizes beforehand instead of mainly placing into use
to summon
vsto mobilize
54 4.5

Find the strength or courage to do something difficult

adds organized preparation and readiness for action rather than just gathering
to build up
vsto mobilize
  • Specialized
23 5.7

Make soldiers and weapons stronger before a fight

is broader, focusing on general preparation and organizing for a goal
to marshal
vsto mobilize
20 4.6

To arrange people or resources for a purpose

prepares and readies people and resources for active use

Antonyms

43 4.3

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

How Organized

to organize
  • US
662 1.6
to mobilize
76 5.8
to activate
715 3.6

Surface Forms

mobilize infinitive
mobilise infinitive
mobilized past
mobilised past
mobilized past participle
mobilised past participle
mobilizing present participle
mobilising present participle
mobilizes third person singular
mobilises third person singular

Morphology

mobilize = mobile (transparent) = mobile + ize

Derived by adding the verb-forming suffix '-ize' to 'mobile' to mean 'make mobile' or 'activate for use', which straightforwardly describes organizing people or resources.

Etymology

Mobilize comes from the Latin word mobilis meaning 'movable' and is the same root as the everyday word mobile. So to mobilize people or resources is to organize them and put them into action to reach a goal.