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mobilising

mobilising is the present participle and gerund of mobilise.

Meaning of mobilise

Verb

mobilise (third-person singular simple present mobilises, present participle mobilising, simple past and past participle mobilised)

  1. (transitive) To make something mobile.
  2. (transitive) To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war.
  3. (intransitive) 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

Questions about mobilising

What is mobilising the present participle and gerund of?
Mobilising is the present participle and gerund of mobilise.

Words near mobilising in the dictionary

  1. mobilise
  2. mobilised
  3. mobiliser
  4. mobilisers
  5. mobilises
  6. mobilising
  7. mobilism
  8. mobilist
  9. mobilistic
  10. mobilists
  11. mobilities

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