mobilize
verb/mu.bi.li.ˈzaɾ/high
mo·bi·li·zar
Definitions
1To set in motion; to make mobile or active.
The physiotherapist helped him mobilize his leg after the surgery.
We need to mobilize all available resources for the project.
Common collocations
mobilize troopsmobilize resourcesmobilize support
2To call up or prepare military forces for active service, especially in wartime.
The country mobilized its military reserves.
The order to mobilize was given after the declaration of war.
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Common collocations
mobilize the armymobilize the populationmobilization order
3To encourage and organize people for collective action, usually of a social or political nature.
The unions mobilized the workers for the strike.
The association mobilized the community to clean the beach.
Common collocations
mobilize public opinionmobilize volunteersmobilize for a cause
Etymology
Do francês 'mobiliser', por sua vez do latim 'mobilis' (móvel).