Meaning & use

Mobilised

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Organized and prepared people or resources for a particular purpose, especially military or collective action.

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The government mobilised thousands of troops along the border.

Volunteers were quickly mobilised to help after the flood.

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British spelling of "mobilized"; both trace back to French "mobiliser."

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demobilized

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