demobilize

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/diːˈməʊbɪlaɪz/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/diˈmoʊbəˌlaɪz/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dē mō′bə līz′)

Inflections of 'demobilize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
demobilizes
v 3rd person singular (US & UK)
demobilizing
v pres p (US & UK)
demobilized
v past (US & UK)
demobilized
v past p (US & UK)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
de•mo•bi•lize /diˈmoʊbəˌlaɪz/USA pronunciation   v. [ ~ + obj], -lized, -liz•ing. 
  1. Militaryto disband (troops); to discharge (a person) from military service:The soldiers waited to be demobilized.
de•mo•bi•li•za•tion /diˌmoʊbələˈzeɪʃən/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]See -mob-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
de•mo•bi•lize  (dē mō′bə līz′),USA pronunciation v.t., -lized, -liz•ing. 
  1. Militaryto disband (troops, an army, etc.).
  2. Militaryto discharge (a person) from military service.
Also,[esp. Brit.,] de•mo′bi•lise′. 
  • de- + mobilize 1865–70
de•mo′bi•li•za′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
demobilize, demobilise / diːˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz/
  1. to disband, as troops, etc
deˌmobiliˈzation, deˌmobiliˈsation
'demobilize' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
deactivate - demob

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