to demob

Examples

• All

• His father was demobbed from the army in 1946 and returned home.

• He will demob next month.

• After the war, thousands of soldiers were demobbed within a few months.

• They demobbed after two years of service.

• After serving two years overseas, the soldiers were finally demobbed last week.

• The government plans to demob the troops once the conflict is resolved.

• He was excited to get his discharge papers and demob from active duty.

Synonyms

D

to discharge

vsto demob

• Formal

100 4.4

Officially release someone from a duty, job, or responsibility

is limited to military release and return to civilian life rather than all duties

D

to deactivate

vsto demob

• Formal

21 4.3

To take a person or unit out of active service

is specific to returning military personnel to civilian status after service

D

to demobilize

vsto demob

• Specialized

4 7.5

To release soldiers from military service and return them to civilian life

is the British informal short form for the same release process

M

to muster out

vsto demob

• Jargon

1 7.2

Officially let a member of the military leave after their service ends

applies to release in general, not only after a full term ends

I

to inactivate

vsto demob

• Formal

1 7.2

To officially take a person or unit out of military service

means full release to civilian life rather than only administrative inactivity

U

to unmobilize

vsto demob

• Specialized

8.1

To send soldiers, teams, and equipment home and stop military or emergency activity

focuses on formal release from military service rather than the mobilization process

Antonyms

M

to mobilize

34 6.1

To prepare and organize troops and equipment for war

Surface Forms

Etymology