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demobilize

[ dee-moh-buh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

demobilized, demobilizing.
  1. to disband (troops, an army, etc.).
  2. to discharge (a person) from military service.


demobilize

/ 徱ːˈəʊɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. to disband, as troops, etc
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Derived Forms

  • ˌDzˈپDz, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·····پDz [dee-moh-b, uh, -lahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n] especially British, ·····پDz noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of demobilize1

First recorded in 1865–70; de- + mobilize
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It demobilizes, distracts, and depresses those who want to do better.

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Such a fight can only demobilize the GOP base as people take sides in this increasingly ugly fight.

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Donald Trump and his agents also engaged in an expert campaign of disinformation and misinformation that demobilized key parts of the Democratic Party’s base and even pushed some of them to vote for Trump.

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On the other hand, “feelings of depression are demobilizing and take you out of the political system,” said Ojeda, author of “The Sad Citizen: How Politics is Depressing and Why it Matters.”

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Prisoners serving in the army would be integrated into special units for the duration of martial law, meaning that they would not be demobilized until the end of the war.

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