demobilize

English

Alternative forms

(UK) demobilise

Etymology

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /diːˈməʊbɪlaɪz/

Verb

demobilize (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

demobilization

Translations

to release someone from military duty

Bulgarian: демобилизирам (demobiliziram)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 復員 (zh), 复员 (zh) (fùyuán)
Finnish: kotiuttaa (fi)
French: démobilier

Galician: desmobilizar
German: demobilisieren
Portuguese: desmobilizar
Russian: демобилизо́вывать (ru) impf (demobilizóvyvatʹ), демобилизова́ть (ru) pf (demobilizovátʹ)
Spanish: desmovilizar (es)

to disband troops

Bulgarian: разпускам (bg) (razpuskam)
Finnish: kotiuttaa (fi)
Galician: desmobilizar
German: demobilisieren

Portuguese: desmobilizar
Russian: распуска́ть (ru) impf (raspuskátʹ), распусти́ть (ru) pf (raspustítʹ)
Spanish: desmovilizar (es)
Swedish: demobilisera (sv)

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