English verb: mobilize | |||
1. | mobilize (change) make ready for action or use | ||
Samples | Marshal resources. | ||
Synonyms | marshal, mobilise, summon | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | collect, garner, gather, pull together | ||
2. | mobilize (competition) call to arms; of military personnel | ||
Synonyms | call up, mobilise, rally | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | call, send for | ||
Antonyms | demobilise, demobilize, inactivate | ||
3. | mobilize (competition) get ready for war | ||
Synonyms | mobilise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
Broader (hypernym) | militarise, militarize | ||
Antonyms | demob, demobilise, demobilize | ||
4. | mobilize (change) cause to move around | ||
Samples | Circulate a rumor. | ||
Synonyms | circulate, mobilise | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
Cause | move | ||