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   mobilize

   /ˈməʊbɪlʌɪz/

   verb

   • 1. (of a country or its government) prepare and organize (troops) for active service: "the government mobilized regular forces, reservists, and militia" Similar marshaldeploymusterrallycall to armscall upsummonassemblemassorganizemake readyprepareready
   • ▪ organize and encourage (a group of people) to take collective action in pursuit of a particular objective: "it would be hard for worker representatives to mobilize the workforce against the employers" Similar bring into playbring into servicearousegenerateinducecauseresort toawakendeploywakenexciteinciteprovokefomentpromptstimulatestir upimpelgalvanizeurgeencourageinspirewhip up
   • ▪ bring (resources) into use for a particular purpose: "at sea we will mobilize any amount of resources to undertake a rescue"
   • 2. make (something) movable or capable of movement: "the physiotherapist might mobilize the patient's shoulder girdle"
   • ▪ make (a substance) able to be transported by or as a liquid: "acid rain mobilizes the aluminium in forest soils"

   Word Origin mid 19th century: from French mobiliser, from mobile (see mobile).

   Derivatives

   • 1. mobilizable adjective
   • 2. mobilizer noun

   Scrabble Points: 21

   • M

     3

   • O

     1

   • B

     3

   • I

     1

   • L

     1

   • I

     1

   • Z

     10

   • E

     1

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