demobilize

[ dee-moh-buh-lahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, de·mo·bi·lized, de·mo·bi·liz·ing.

1. to disband (troops, an army, etc.).
2. to discharge (a person) from military service.

demobilize

/ diːˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz /

verb

1. to disband, as troops, etc

Derived Forms

• deˌmobiliˈzation, noun

Other Words From

• de·mo·bi·li·za·tion [dee-moh-b, uh, -lahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n] especially British, de·mo·bi·li·sa·tion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of demobilize¹

First recorded in 1865–70; de- + mobilize

Example Sentences

More men are avoiding military service, while calls to demobilize exhausted frontline soldiers have grown.

From New York Times

Daniel Hagari, the Israeli military spokesman, emphasized that the move to demobilize some soldiers did not indicate any compromise on Israel’s intention to continue fighting, and he did not mention the American requests to scale back.

From New York Times

In Buenaventura, Los Shottas refuses to demobilize until “every armed group in Colombia sets down arms, too,” a delegate for the gang told The Associated Press.

From Seattle Times

He’s also negotiating with the most powerful of Colombia’s mutating armed groups – from leftist guerrillas to smaller trafficking mafias – in an effort to get them to demobilize simultaneously.

From Seattle Times

He’s also negotiating with the most powerful of Colombia’s armed groups – from leftist guerrillas to smaller trafficking mafias – in an effort to get them to demobilize simultaneously.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• disarm
• disband
• withdraw