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Definition of "demobilize" [de•mob•i•lize]

  • To discharge from military service or use. (verb-transitive)
  • To disband (troops). (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "demobilize" in a sentence
  • "When does a song "demobilize" a word, so that no serious lyricist can use it again?"
  • "The usual way, after the Royal Review that ended the big fleet manoeuvres for the year, was to "demobilize" ships that had been specially "mobilized" (made ready for the front) by adding Reserve men to their nucleus crews."
  • "What about Uribe's high-profile program to "demobilize" the paramilitaries?"