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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary mo·bi·lize (-lized ; -liz·ing) DATE 1838 transitive verb 1. a. to put into movement or circulation mobilize financial assets b. to release (something stored in the organism) for bodily use 2. a. to assemble and make ready for war duty b. to marshal (as resources) for action mobilize support for a proposal intransitive verb : to undergo mobilization English Etymology mobilize 1838, from Fr. mobiliser, from mobile "movable" (see mobile). Military sense of "call up troops" first attested 1853. Related: Mobilized; mobilizing. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 mobilize mo·bil·ize (BrE also -ise) / 5mEubElaiz; NAmE 5mou- / verb1. to work together in order to achieve a particular aim; to organize a group of people to do this 组织；鼓动；动员 SYN rally :
▪ [VN] The unions mobilized thousands of workers in a protest against the cuts. 各级工会组织了数千名工人抗议削减工资。 ▪ [also V] 2. [VN] to find and start to use sth that is needed for a particular purpose 调动；调用 SYN marshal :
They were unable to mobilize the resources they needed. 他们无法调用他们需要的资源。 3. if a country mobilizes its army, or if a country or armymobilizes, it makes itself ready to fight in a war (战时)动员: ▪ [V] The troops were ordered to mobilize. 部队接到了动员令。 ▪ [also VN] ⇨ compare demobilize • mo·bil·iza·tion, -isa·tion / 7mEubilai5zeiFn; NAmE 7moubElE5z- / noun [U] Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English mobilize verb ADV. effectively, successfully PREP. against They successfully mobilized public opinion against him. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb 1 to put into movement or circulation FF1C;an increase in prices mobilizes the whole cycle of inflationFF1E; Synonyms: actuate, circulate, set off Related Words: activate; impel, propel Idioms: set in motion Contrasted Words: inactivate, slow (down or up) Antonyms: immobilize 2 Synonyms: MOVE 5, actuate, drive, impel, propel 3 to assemble (as resources) and make ready for use or action FF1C;the president tried to mobilize support for the new proposalFF1E; Synonyms: marshal, muster, organize, rally Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged mo·bi·lize \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌlīz\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Usage: see -ize Etymology: French mobiliser, from mobile (adjective) + -iser -ize transitive verb 1. : to put into movement or circulation : make mobile < mortgages may be mobilized like every other instrument of credit and … invade the bond market — J.A.Schumpeter > specifically : to release (something stored in the body) for body use < the body mobilizes its antibodies > 2. a. : to assemble (as an army corps or a fleet) and put in a state of readiness for active service in war < mobilize all reserve forces for overseas duty > < mobilize industry for the defense effort > b. : to assemble (as resources) and make ready for use or action : organize , marshal , rally < mobilize support for the proposal > < the sympathetic nervous system … mobilizes the bodily resources as a means of preparing for fight or flight — H.G.Armstrong > 3. : to separate (an organ or part) from associated structures so as to make more accessible for operative procedures < mobilize the sigmoid colon > 4. : to develop to a state of acute activity < ego feeling and ego attitude … mobilize hostile feelings toward others — Abram Kardiner > intransitive verb : to undergo mobilization : assemble and organize for action < in disasters … scouts have mobilized to give aid — Boy Scout Handbook > |
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