Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To discharge from military service or use.
- transitive verb To disband (troops).
from The Century Dictionary.
- To disband; change from a condition of mobilization. Also written
demobilise .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb (Mil.) To disorganize, or disband and send home, as troops which have been
mobilized .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
release someone frommilitary duty , especially after awar . - verb To
disband troops , or remove them from a war footing.
from 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
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Examples
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When does a song "demobilize" a word, so that no serious lyricist can use it again?
Archive 2007-07-01 Ann Althouse 2007
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The usual way, after the Royal Review that ended the big fleet manoeuvres for the year, was to "demobilize" ships that had been specially "mobilized" (made ready for the front) by adding Reserve men to their nucleus crews.
Flag and Fleet How the British Navy Won the Freedom of the Seas William Charles Henry Wood 1905
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What about Uribe's high-profile program to "demobilize" the paramilitaries?
Recent articles from SocialistWorker.org David Goodner 2008
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Quebec expects to be particularly hard hit in tourism, as "the re-introduction of the obligatory visa in the middle of the summer will effectively demobilize" Mexican tourists.
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Quebec expects to be particularly hard hit in tourism, as "the re-introduction of the obligatory visa in the middle of the summer will effectively demobilize" Mexican tourists.
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Quebec expects to be particularly hard hit in tourism, as "the re-introduction of the obligatory visa in the middle of the summer will effectively demobilize" Mexican tourists.
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Quebec expects to be particularly hard hit in tourism, as "the re-introduction of the obligatory visa in the middle of the summer will effectively demobilize" Mexican tourists.
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Quebec expects to be particularly hard hit in tourism, as "the re-introduction of the obligatory visa in the middle of the summer will effectively demobilize" Mexican tourists.
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Quebec expects to be particularly hard hit in tourism, as "the re-introduction of the obligatory visa in the middle of the summer will effectively demobilize" Mexican tourists.
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Quebec expects to be particularly hard hit in tourism, as "the re-introduction of the obligatory visa in the middle of the summer will effectively demobilize" Mexican tourists.
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dailyword commented on the word demobilize
Obama should have done this to our troops a long time ago.
June 10, 2012