demobilize
pronunciation
How to pronounce demobilize in British English:
UK [dɪˈməʊbəlaɪz]
How to pronounce demobilize in American English:
US [dɪˈmoʊbəlaɪz]
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- Verb:
- release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
- retire from military service
Word Origin
- demobilize (v.)
- 1882; see de- (privative) + mobilize. Related: Demobilized; demobilizing.
Example
- 1. Would it be all right to demobilize all our troops now ?
- 2. But the consensus is that dealing with lashkar will come at the tail end of any process to demobilize militant groups in the country .
- 3. A new libyan government faces the challenge of trying to disarm and demobilize militias that maintain control over parts of the country following their participation in the revolution .