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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary de·mo·bi·lize DATE 1882 1. disband 2. to discharge from military service English Etymology demobilize 1882, from de- + mobilize. Related: Demobilization (1866). Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 demobilize de·mo·bil·ize (BrE also -ise) / di5mEubElaiz; NAmE -5mou- / (also BrE informal demob) verb[VN] to release sb from military service, especially at the end of a war (尤指战后) 使退伍,使复员 ⇨ compare mobilize (3) • de·mo·bil·iza·tion, -isa·tion / di7mEubElai5zeiFn; NAmE-7moubElE5z- / noun [U] Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb Synonyms: DISCHARGE 7, demob, muster out, separate Related Words: break up, disband, dispel, disperse, scatter; retire, withdraw Antonyms: mobilize Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged de·mobilize \(ˈ)dē, də̇+\ transitive verb Usage: see -ize Etymology: de- + mobilize 1. a. : to put on a peacetime footing or in a condition not prepared for war < ships returning to port to be demobilized > b. : to disband or break up the organization of (as troops) < the reserves were demobilized at once > < one of his best bands, demobilized a few years ago, was a powerhouse … outfit — Wilder Hobson > c. : to discharge from service with the armed forces < he was demobilized in 1919 with the grade of captain — Current Biography > 2. : to remove restrictions from : relax the governing rules and regulations of < it allows us to mobilize and demobilize our industrial combinations according to the actual necessities of the day — T.W.Arnold > < we shall never demobilize the more highly integrated control that now exists over banking, credit, and the securities markets — New Republic > |
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