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mobilize

mo·bi·lize [ mṓbə lz ] (past and past participle mo·bi·lized, present participle mo·bi·liz·ing, 3rd person present singular mo·bi·liz·es)


transitive and intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
prepare forces for action: to organize people or resources in order to be ready for action or in order to take action, especially in a military or civil emergency, or to be organized for this purpose

[Mid-19th century. < French mobiliser< mobile "movable" (see mobile)]

mo·bi·liz·a·ble adjective
mo·bi·li·za·tion [ mbəli záysh'n ] noun
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