Demobilize
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transitive verb.
To discharge from military service or use.
transitive verb.
To disband (troops).
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To disband; change from a condition of mobilization. Also written
demobilise
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
transitive verb.
To disorganize, or disband and send home, as troops which have been
mobilized
.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
verb.
To
release
someone from
military
duty
, especially after a
war
.
verb.
To
disband
troops
, or remove them from a war footing.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb.
release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
verb.
retire from military service
Word Usage
"When does a song "demobilize" a word, so that no serious lyricist can use it again?"
Etymologically Related
demobilization
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
discharge
muster out
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
globalize
immobilize
mobilize
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
break up
cast loose
deactivate
debrief
decommission
verb-form
demobilized
demobilizes
demobilizing