to mobilize
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4.8
- verb
- /ˈmoʊbɪlaɪz/
:
poner en movimiento
- Physical therapy needs to start early to mobilize the patient to prevent further complications.
- mobilize the nutrients
- mobilize its defenses
- mobilize labor
So you describe stress as a way that the body and mind mobilize energy.
- So you describe stress as a way that the body and mind mobilize energy.
- And now they've found a way of mobilizing that sense of discrimination or sense of failure to their advantage.
- That is the neural circuits whose specific job is to mobilize our body from its current position and state to a new position and state.
- OK, so the first thing that has to happen for body fat to get burned up or used and reduced is that it has to get mobilized.
- They do it natural because they're not like, mobilized by this sort of primer, primordial yearning that can become my fuel.
Examples
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And on speaking tours, Douglass used Dred Scott to mobilize the public in support of his cause.
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The demonstrations, which at first mobilized a few thousand people at best, began to enjoy great prestige.
Academic text (2012) -
After receiving a report that he was at a spa near by, everyone mobilized there.
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For example, responses such as the rise of fundamentalist or chauvinistic behavior could mobilize a considerable number of people.
Academic text (1993) -
Deng's Chinese leadership will have the vision and the unity to mobilize those resources skillfully and allocate them effectively.
Academic text (1997) -
Whenever there is a shortage or perceived shortage of manpower, women will be mobilized to participate in military operations.
Academic text (1993) -
The insect immune system mobilizes defenses for coping with the various threats bumble bees may encounter.
Academic text (2003) -
The organization worked hard to mobilize volunteers for the charity event next month.
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To ensure a quick response, the government plans to mobilize resources in case of an emergency.
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The campaign aimed to mobilize public opinion around environmental issues.
Synonyms
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1.0
Change position or place
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3.6
To make a machine, system, or account start working
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6.7
To make people feel shocked and excited so they act
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7.3
To make a machine start working
Causes something to start moving or working
Antonyms
How Active
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mobilize comes from the Latin word mobilis meaning 'movable' and the English word mobile shows the same idea. So to mobilize something is to get it moving or make it become active, which is why the word can mean 'start moving'.