demobilize
English
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edit- (UK) demobilise
Etymology
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editdemobilize (third-person singular simple present demobilizes, present participle demobilizing, simple past and past participle demobilized)
- To release someone from military duty, especially after a war.
- To disband troops, or remove them from a war footing.
Related terms
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editto release someone from military duty
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to disband troops
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Further reading
edit- “demobilize”, in Collins English Dictionary.
- “demobilize”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “demobilize”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “demobilize”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.