mobilize
mobilize Lexical Profile
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• verb
To organize, bring together, and encourage people or resources to take collective action toward a particular goal.
"Community leaders worked tirelessly to mobilize local volunteers for the annual river cleanup."
To prepare and organize armed forces or emergency personnel for active service or deployment.
"The national guard was quickly mobilized to assist coastal residents ahead of the approaching hurricane."
To make something movable, capable of movement, or active in circulation (especially of a bodily joint, physiological substance, or financial asset).
"The physical therapist used gentle stretching exercises to mobilize the patient's stiff shoulder joint."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the mid-19th century from French mobiliser, formed from mobile (from Latin mobilis, meaning 'movable'), originally used in a military context to describe preparing Prussian troops for active service.