mobilize
verb
mo·bi·lize
ˈmō-bə-ˌlīz 
mobilized; mobilizing
1
a
: to put into movement or circulation
mobilize financial assets
b
: to release (something stored in the organism) for bodily use
The body mobilizes its antibodies.
2
a
: to assemble and make ready for war duty
mobilize all reserve forces for overseas duty
b
: to marshal (something, such as resources) for action
mobilize support for a proposal
: to undergo mobilization
The army can mobilize quickly for a major war.
Examples of mobilize in a Sentence
They couldn't mobilize enough support to pass the new law.
Several groups have mobilized to oppose the proposed new law.
They have the ability to mobilize quickly.
The government had to mobilize the army quickly.
More than 10,000 troops were mobilized for war.
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Walz retired from the National Guard in 2005 before his unit was ordered to mobilize for the war in Iraq, and the unit did not go to Iraq until about 10 months after his retirement.
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Suzanne Cope
july 3, Literary Hub, 3 July 2025
Walz retired from the National Guard in 2005 before his unit was ordered to mobilize for the war in Iraq, and the unit did not go to Iraq until about 10 months after his retirement.
—Lawrence Andrea, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
More than 22,000 reservists are due to be mobilized and the exercise is scheduled to run concurrently with island-wide civil defense drills.
—John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
Incoming Republican President Donald Trump is expected to mobilize agencies across the government to deport a record number of immigrants − possibly starting as soon as he's sworn in Monday.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 3 July 2025
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“Mobilize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mobilize. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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mobilize
verb
mo·bi·lize
ˈmō-bə-ˌlīz
mobilized; mobilizing
: to assemble and make ready for action : marshal
mobilization
noun
ˌmō-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən
Medical Definition
mobilize
verb
mo·bi·lize
variants
also British mobilise
mobilized also British mobilised; mobilizing also British mobilising
1
: to put into movement or circulation : make mobile
specifically
: to release (something stored in the body) for body use
the body mobilizes its antibodies
2
: to assemble (as resources) and make ready for use
the sympathetic nervous system … mobilizes the bodily resources as a means of preparing for fight or flight—H. G. Armstrong
H. G. Armstrong3
: to separate (an organ or part) from associated structures so as to make more accessible for operative procedures
4
: to develop to a state of acute activity
ego feeling and ego attitude … mobilize hostile feelings toward others—Abram Kardiner
Abram Kardiner
: to undergo mobilization : assemble and organize for action
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