mobilize — To organize and prepare people or resources for active service or use, especially for a specific purpose or campaign.
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: To organize and prepare people or resources for active service or use, especially for a specific purpose or campaign.
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈmoʊbəˌlaɪz/
Example Sentences
- The pizza delivery company had to mobilize every driver when the big game started.
- Environmental groups mobilized thousands of volunteers to clean up the beach.
- She mobilized her entire extended family to help move her furniture.
mobilize
VERB[/ˈmoʊbəˌlaɪz/]
To organize and prepare people or resources for active service or use, especially for a specific purpose or campaign.
The government mobilized emergency teams after the disaster.
Volunteers mobilized to help families after the storm. (MOVE + ORGANIZE = MOBILIZE)
Mobilize to realize, sometimes we must compromise!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
From Latin 'mobilis' meaning 'movable' or 'able to move,' combined with the suffix '-ize.' First used militarily in 18th century France to describe assembling troops for action.
Breakdown
mobil- (movable, from Latin mobilis) + -ize (verb suffix meaning 'to make' or 'to cause to become')
🎵Rhyme
📝Examples
“The pizza delivery company had to mobilize every driver when the big game started.”
“Environmental groups mobilized thousands of volunteers to clean up the beach.”
“She mobilized her entire extended family to help move her furniture.”
“The charity mobilized donors from around the world to support the cause.”
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