´bi|liz´a|ble

´bi|liz´a|ble
mo|bi|lize «MOH buh lyz», verb, -lized, -liz|ing.
–v.t.
1. a) to call (troops, ships, or other units) into active military service; organize for war. b) to organize or call to take part, usually during an emergency: »

to mobilize Red Cross or defense units during a violent storm, to mobilize industry in time of national crisis.

2. to put into motion or active use: »

to mobilize the wealth of a country.

3. to make movable: »

The doctor was able to mobilize the patient's stiff elbow joint.

–v.i.
1. to assemble and prepare for war: »

The troops mobilized quickly.

2. to organize or assemble in an emergency.
╂[< French mobiliser (with English -ize) < mobile mobile, learned borrowing from Latin mōbilis mobile]
–´bi|liz´a|ble, adjective.
–mo´bi|liz´er, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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