Mobilise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

call to arms; of military personnel

get ready for war

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈoʊbəlˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈəʊbəlˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈəʊbəlˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈoʊbəlˌaɪz/.

Examples

marshal resources
circulate a rumor

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mobilize rally marshal summon circulate call up

Antonyms

demobilise demobilize

Parts of Speech

verb	call to arms; of military personnel
verb	get ready for war
verb	make ready for action or use “marshal resources”
verb	cause to move around “circulate a rumor”

Word Forms

call up	noun	an order to report for military duty
mobilization	noun	act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency:
mobilisation	noun	act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency:
rallying	noun	the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort
circulation	noun	movement through a circuit; especially the movement of blood through the heart and blood vessels

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

mobilisieren

zu den Waffen rufen; des Militärpersonals

🇫🇷French

mobiliser

appeler aux armes; du personnel militaire

🇪🇸Spanish

movilizar

llamar a las armas; de personal militar

🇮🇹Italian

mobilitare

chiamata alle armi; del personale militare

🇳🇱Dutch

mobiliseren

oproep tot de wapens; van militair personeel

🇵🇹Portuguese

mobilizar

chamada às armas; de militares

🇷🇺Russian

мобилизовать

призыв к оружию; военнослужащих

India

🇮🇳Hindi

को जुटाने

हथियारों को बुलाओ; सैन्यकर्मियों का

🇧🇩Bengali

সচল করা

অস্ত্রের ডাক; সামরিক কর্মীদের

🇮🇳Tamil

அணிதிரட்ட

ஆயுதங்களுக்கு அழைப்பு; இராணுவ வீரர்களின்

🇮🇳Telugu

సమీకరించండి

ఆయుధాలకు పిలుపు; సైనిక సిబ్బంది

🇮🇳Marathi

एकत्र करणे

शस्त्रांना कॉल करा; लष्करी कर्मचारी

🇮🇳Gujarati

એકત્રીકરણ

હથિયારો પર કૉલ કરો; લશ્કરી કર્મચારીઓની

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಜ್ಜುಗೊಳಿಸು

ಶಸ್ತ್ರಾಸ್ತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಕರೆ; ಸೇನಾ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അണിനിരത്തുക

ആയുധത്തിലേക്ക് വിളിക്കുക; സൈനിക ഉദ്യോഗസ്ഥരുടെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਾਮਬੰਦ ਕਰਨਾ

ਹਥਿਆਰਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਬੁਲਾਓ; ਫੌਜੀ ਕਰਮਚਾਰੀਆਂ ਦੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

متحرک

ہتھیاروں کو کال کریں؛ فوجی اہلکاروں کی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

动员

拿起武器；军事人员的

🇯🇵Japanese

動員する

武器を求める。軍人の

🇰🇷Korean

동원하다

무기 호출; 군인의

🇻🇳Vietnamese

huy động

kêu gọi vũ khí; của quân nhân

🇹🇭Thai

ระดมพล

เรียกอาวุธ; ของบุคลากรทางทหาร

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengerahkan

seruan untuk mengangkat senjata; personel militer

🇵🇭Filipino

magpakilos

tawag sa armas; ng mga tauhan ng militar

🇲🇾Malay

menggerakkan

panggilan ke senjata; daripada anggota tentera

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعبئة

دعوة لحمل السلاح؛ من الأفراد العسكريين

🇮🇷Persian

بسیج کردن

دعوت به اسلحه؛ از پرسنل نظامی

🇹🇷Turkish

harekete geçirmek

silaha çağrı; askeri personelin

🇮🇱Hebrew

להתגייס

קריאה לנשק; של אנשי צבא

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The primary meaning of 'mobilise' is 'call to arms; of military personnel'.

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