mobilise
/ˈməʊbɪlaɪz/
mobilise verb: to make something mobile.
Verb
mobilise (third-person singular simple present mobilises, present participle mobilising, simple past and past participle mobilised)
- To make something mobile.
- To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war.
- To become made ready for war.
- All Whitby is mobilising against the economy plan, alleging that loss of railway facilities would turn the port into a "ghost town"; [...].1964 March, “News and Comment: Whitby closure in October?”, in Modern Railways, page 158
- And there were justified fears for the future of the Swanage branch, although enthusiasts were already mobilising themselves to take it over.2020 April 8, Howard Johnston, “East-ended? When the ECML was at risk”, in Rail, page 69
mobilise meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Kannada
mobilise in Tamil
- ஒன்று திரட்டுதல்
mobilise in Urdu
- لام بندی کرنا
mobilise in Bengali
- কোনকিছুকে চলনশীল করা, যুদ্ধের জন্য প্রস্তুত হওয়া
mobilise in Kannada
- ಸಂಗ್ರಹಣೆ ಮಾಡು, ಶೇಖರಿಸು, ಸೇರಿಸು, ಜಮಾಯಿಸು, ಸನ್ನದ್ಧಗೊಳಿಸು, ಸಜ್ಜುಗೊಳಿಸು
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- mobilise in Arabic
- حَشَدَ ḥašada, اِسْتَجَاشَ istajāša
Antonyms of mobilise
Forms of mobilise
| third-person singular present | mobilises |
|---|---|
| present participle | mobilising |
| past participle | mobilised |
| past | mobilised |
| alternative British English Oxford US | mobilize |
Origin of mobilise
From French mobiliser.
Words formed from mobilise
Questions about mobilise
- What does mobilise mean?
- Mobilise means to make something mobile.
- What is mobilise in Tamil?
- Mobilise in Tamil is ஒன்று திரட்டுதல். See Mobilise meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is mobilise?
- Mobilise is a verb.
- How do you pronounce mobilise?
- Mobilise is pronounced /ˈməʊbɪlaɪz/.
- What is the past tense of mobilise?
- The past tense of mobilise is mobilised.
Words near mobilise in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: mobilise (page history and authors); mobilise (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mobilise (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mobilise (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); mobilise (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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