- 1[transitive, intransitive] mobilize (somebody) to work together in order to achieve a particular aim; to organize a group of people to do this synonym rally The unions mobilized thousands of workers in a protest against the cuts.
- 2[transitive] mobilize something to find and start to use something that is needed for a particular purpose synonym marshal They were unable to mobilize the resources they needed.
- 3[transitive, intransitive] mobilize (somebody/something) if a country mobilizes its army, or if a country or army mobilizes, it makes itself ready to fight in a war The troops were ordered to mobilize. compare demobilize
mobilize
verbNAmE//ˈmoʊbəˌlaɪz//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they mobilize he / she / it mobilizes
past simple mobilized
-ing form mobilizing
NAmE//ˌmoʊbələˈzeɪʃn//
noun [uncountable]See mobilize in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: mobilize