Mobilize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make ready for action or use

call to arms; of military personnel

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈoʊbɪlˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈəʊbɪlˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈəʊbɪlˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈoʊbɪlˌaɪz/.

Examples

marshal resources
circulate a rumor

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mobilise rally marshal summon circulate call up

Antonyms

demobilise demobilize

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

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:
call up	noun	an order to report for military duty
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

einsatz- oder einsatzbereit machen

🇫🇷French

mobiliser

se préparer à l'action ou à l'utilisation

🇪🇸Spanish

movilizar

prepararse para la acción o uso

🇮🇹Italian

mobilitare

prepararsi per l'azione o l'uso

🇳🇱Dutch

mobiliseren

gereed maken voor actie of gebruik

🇵🇹Portuguese

mobilizar

prepare-se para ação ou uso

🇷🇺Russian

мобилизовать

приготовиться к действию или использованию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

को जुटाने

कार्रवाई या उपयोग के लिए तैयार करें

🇧🇩Bengali

সচল করা

কর্ম বা ব্যবহারের জন্য প্রস্তুত করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

அணிதிரட்ட

நடவடிக்கை அல்லது பயன்பாட்டிற்கு தயாராகுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

సమీకరించండి

చర్య లేదా ఉపయోగం కోసం సిద్ధంగా ఉండండి

🇮🇳Marathi

एकत्र करणे

कृती किंवा वापरासाठी तयार करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

એકત્રીકરણ

ક્રિયા અથવા ઉપયોગ માટે તૈયાર કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಜ್ಜುಗೊಳಿಸು

ಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಅಥವಾ ಬಳಕೆಗೆ ಸಿದ್ಧಗೊಳಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അണിനിരത്തുക

പ്രവർത്തനത്തിനോ ഉപയോഗത്തിനോ തയ്യാറാകുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਾਮਬੰਦ ਕਰਨਾ

ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਜਾਂ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਲਈ ਤਿਆਰ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

متحرک

کارروائی یا استعمال کے لئے تیار کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

动员

为行动或使用做好准备

🇯🇵Japanese

動員する

行動または使用の準備をする

🇰🇷Korean

동원하다

행동이나 사용을 준비하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

huy động

sẵn sàng hành động hoặc sử dụng

🇹🇭Thai

ระดมพล

เตรียมพร้อมสำหรับการดำเนินการหรือการใช้งาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengerahkan

bersiap untuk bertindak atau digunakan

🇵🇭Filipino

magpakilos

maghanda para sa aksyon o paggamit

🇲🇾Malay

menggerakkan

sediakan untuk tindakan atau penggunaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعبئة

الاستعداد للعمل أو الاستخدام

🇮🇷Persian

بسیج کردن

آماده شدن برای عمل یا استفاده

🇹🇷Turkish

harekete geçirmek

eyleme veya kullanıma hazır olun

🇮🇱Hebrew

להתגייס

להכין לפעולה או לשימוש

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