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verb
[with object] 1(of a country or its government) prepare and organize (troops) for active service:the government mobilized regular forces, reservists, and militia [no object]:Russia is in no position to mobilize any time soon organize and encourage (people) to act in a concerted way in order to bring about a particular political objective:he used the press to mobilize support for his party bring (resources) into use in order to achieve a particular goal:at sea we will mobilize any amount of resources to undertake a rescue
2make (something) movable or capable of movement:doing yoga stretches to mobilize compacted joints make (a substance) able to be transported by or as a liquid:acid rain mobilizes the aluminum in forest soils
