Mobilize - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Mobilize : (verb)
1: make ready for action or use; "marshal resources" [syn: mobilise, marshal, summon]
2: call to arms; of military personnel [syn: call up, mobilise, rally] [ant: demobilize]
3: get ready for war [syn: mobilise] [ant: demobilize, demobilize]
4: cause to move around; "circulate a rumor" [syn: mobilise, circulate]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Mobilize : \Mob"i*lize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mobilized; p. pr. & vb. n. Mobilizing.] [F. mobiliser.] To put in a state of readiness for active service in war, as an army corps.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)