MOBILISE
Dictionary entry overview: What does mobilise mean?
• MOBILISE (verb)
The verb MOBILISE has 4 senses:
1. call to arms; of military personnel
2. get ready for war
3. make ready for action or use
4. cause to move around
Familiarity information: MOBILISE used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• MOBILISE (verb)
Meaning:
Call to arms; of military personnel
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
mobilise; mobilize; rally; call up
Hypernyms (to "mobilise" is one way to...):
call; send for (order, request, or command to come)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Get ready for war
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
mobilise; mobilize
Hypernyms (to "mobilise" is one way to...):
militarise; militarize (lend a military character to (a country), as by building up a military force)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Antonym:
demobilise (retire from military service)
Meaning:
Make ready for action or use
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
mobilize; marshal; mobilise; summon
Context example:
marshal resources
Hypernyms (to "mobilise" is one way to...):
collect; garner; gather; pull together (assemble or get together)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Cause to move around
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
mobilise; mobilize; circulate
Context example:
circulate a rumor
Hypernyms (to "mobilise" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Cause:
move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
