demobilize

demobilize
Synonyms and related words:
break up, cast loose, deactivate, debrief, decommission, demilitarize, demob, detach, disarm, disband, discharge, disintegrate, dismiss, disorganize, dispel, disperse, dissolve, go bail for, go separate ways, grant bail to, let go, let go free, let loose, let off, let out, muster out, parole, part, part company, put on parole, reconvert, release, retire, scatter, separate, sheathe the sword, split up, unhand, withdraw

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  • Demobilize — De*mob i*lize, v. t. [Cf. F. d[ e]mobiliser.] (Mil.) To disorganize, or disband and send home, as troops which have been mobilized. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • demobilize — index disarm (divest of arms), disband, dismiss (discharge), disorganize, dissociate, dissolve (separate) …   Law dictionary

  • demobilize — 1882; see DE (Cf. de ) (privative) + MOBILIZE (Cf. mobilize). Related: Demobilized; demobilizing …   Etymology dictionary

  • demobilize — (Amer.) de·mo·bi·lize || diː məʊbɪlaɪz v. discharge from military service; disband an army (also demobilise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • demobilize — (also demobilise) ► VERB ▪ take (troops) out of active service. DERIVATIVES demobilization noun …   English terms dictionary

  • demobilize — [dē mō′bə līz΄] vt. demobilized, demobilizing 1. to disband (troops) 2. to discharge (a person) from the armed forces demobilization n …   English World dictionary

  • demobilize — [[t]di͟ːmo͟ʊbɪlaɪz[/t]] demobilizes, demobilizing, demobilized (in BRIT, also use demobilise) 1) V ERG If a country or armed force demobilizes its troops, or if its troops demobilize, its troops are released from service and allowed to go home.… …   English dictionary

  • demobilize — UK [dɪˈməʊbəlaɪz] / US [dɪˈmoʊb(ə)lˌaɪz] verb [intransitive/transitive, usually passive] Word forms demobilize : present tense I/you/we/they demobilize he/she/it demobilizes present participle demobilizing past tense demobilized past participle… …   English dictionary

  • demobilize — transitive verb Date: 1882 1. disband 2. to discharge from military service • demobilization noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • demobilize — demobilization, n. /dee moh beuh luyz /, v.t., demobilized, demobilizing. 1. to disband (troops, an army, etc.). 2. to discharge (a person) from military service. Also, esp. Brit., demobilise. [1865 70; DE + MOBILIZE] * * * …   Universalium

  • demobilize — verb a) To release someone from military duty, especially after a war. b) To disband troops, or remove them from a war footing. See Also: demobilization …   Wiktionary

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