Main Entry: mo·bi·lize

Pronunciation: \ˈmō-bə-ˌlīz\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): mo·bi·lized; mo·bi·liz·ing

Date: 1838

transitive verb 1 a : to put into movement or circulation <mobilize financial assets> b : to release (something stored in the organism) for bodily use
2 a : to assemble and make ready for war duty b : to marshal (as resources) for action <mobilize support for a proposal>intransitive verb : to undergo mobilization