mobilize

[[t]mo͟ʊbɪlaɪz[/t]]

mobilizes, mobilizing, mobilized

(in BRIT, also use mobilise)

1) V-ERG If you mobilize support or mobilize people to do something, you succeed in encouraging people to take action, especially political action. If people mobilize, they prepare to take action.

[V n] The best hope is that we will mobilize international support and get down to action...

[V n] The purpose of the journey is to mobilise public opinion on the controversial issue...

Faced with crisis, people mobilized.

Derived words:

mobilization [[t]mo͟ʊbɪlaɪze͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] N-UNCOUNT oft N of n

...the rapid mobilization of international opinion in support of the revolution.

2) VERB If you mobilize resources, you start to use them or make them available for use.

[V n] If you could mobilize the resources, you could get it done.

Syn:

marshal

Derived words:

mobilization N-UNCOUNT oft N of n

...the mobilisation of resources for education.

3) V-ERG If a country mobilizes, or mobilizes its armed forces, or if its armed forces mobilize, they are given orders to prepare for a conflict. [JOURNALISM or MILITARY]

Sudan even threatened to mobilize in response to the ultimatums...

[V n] India is now in a better position to mobilise its forces...

It means that their whole army will mobilize.

Derived words:

mobilization N-UNCOUNT

...a demand for full-scale mobilisation to defend the republic.