demobilize
verb [T] formal (UK usually demobilise) /ˌdiːˈməʊ.bɪ.laɪz/
/-ˈmoʊ-/ Definition
› to release someone from one of the armed forces, especially at the end of a war: He was demobilized in March 1946.Joining or leaving the army demobilization (UK usually demobilisation) /diːˌməʊ.bɪ.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
/-ˌmoʊ.bɪ.ləˈ-/ noun [U]
/-ˌmoʊ.bɪ.ləˈ-/ noun [U] (Definition of demobilize verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- buy yourself out phrasal verb
- call sb up phrasal verb (MILITARY)
- call-up noun
- cashier verb
- commission noun (MILITARY)
- demob noun
- demob verb
- desert verb (RUN AWAY)
- deserter noun
- desertion noun
- draft dodger noun
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