demobilize meaning

UK US /dɪˈmoʊbəlaɪz/ 4 syllables

demobilize (verb): release from military service or remove from the active list of military service.

Spelling: demobilise (British) · demobilize (American)

demobilize has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

demobilize as a verb

  1. release from military service or remove from the active list of military service

    Synonyms: inactivate, demobilise

    Opposite: mobilize

    Type of: discharge

    Related forms: demobilization

  2. retire from military service

    Synonyms: demobilise, demob

    Opposite: mobilize

    Type of: discharge

    Related forms: demobilization

How to pronounce demobilize

demobilize is pronounced /dɪˈmoʊbəlaɪz/ in American English. It has 4 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with demobilize

Scrabble score: 24 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in ZE · 10-letter words

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