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demobilize
(redirected from demobilized)

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de·mo·bil·ize  (d-mb-lz)
tr.v. de·mo·bil·ized, de·mo·bil·iz·ing, de·mo·bil·iz·es
1. To discharge from military service or use.
2. To disband (troops).

de·mobil·i·zation (-b-l-zshn) n.

demobilize, demobilise [diːˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz]
vb
(Military) to disband, as troops, etc.
demobilization , demobilisation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.demobilize - release from military service or remove from the active list of military service
muster out, discharge - release from military service
mobilise, mobilize, rally, call up - call to arms; of military personnel
2.demobilize - retire from military service
muster out, discharge - release from military service
mobilise, mobilize - get ready for war

demobilize
verb
1. discharge, release, disband, decommission, demob (Brit. informal), deactivate demands that they sign a cease-fire and demobilize their troops
discharge draft (U.S.), recruit, call up, muster, enlist, enrol, mobilize, conscript
2. disband, separate, break up, scatter, disperse, part company, demob (Brit. informal), go (their) separate ways It is unlikely that the rebel bands will demobilize.
Translations
demobilize [diːˈməʊbɪlaɪz] VTdesmovilizar
demobilize [diːˈməʊbɪlaɪz] demobilise (British) vt [+ troops] → démobiliser
demob suit ncostume m civil
demobilize
demobilize [diːˈməʊbɪlaɪz] vtsmobilitare
demobilize [diːˈməʊbɪlaɪz] vtsmobilitare


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As Albanian euphoria wore off, the continuing chaos and profiteering of Albanian gangsters and some demobilized KLA fighters began to feel oppressive to ordinary Albanians.
In a situation where thousands of heavily armed men roam the countryside and wreak havoc among the civilian population with virtually no central authority to control them, it is urgent to have these elements disarmed, demobilized and reintegrated into civilian life.
Young or old, clad in the cheap windbreakers of the working stiff or the hoodies of the wannabe gangster, they display a nervous indolence that suggests stress, underemployment, the volatile boredom of the demobilized.
 
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