demobilize

verb

/diːˈməʊbəlaɪz/

(British English also demobilise)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they demobilize	/diːˈməʊbəlaɪz/ /diːˈməʊbəlaɪz/
he / she / it demobilizes	/diːˈməʊbəlaɪzɪz/ /diːˈməʊbəlaɪzɪz/
past simple demobilized	/diːˈməʊbəlaɪzd/ /diːˈməʊbəlaɪzd/
past participle demobilized	/diːˈməʊbəlaɪzd/ /diːˈməʊbəlaɪzd/
-ing form demobilizing	/diːˈməʊbəlaɪzɪŋ/ /diːˈməʊbəlaɪzɪŋ/

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(also British English, informal demob)
[transitive] demobilize somebody to release somebody from military service, especially at the end of a war（尤指战后）使退伍，使复员
- We were waiting to be demobilized.我们在等着被遣散。
- The army has demobilized 200 000 soldiers in the last two years.在过去的两年里，军队已经遣散了20万名士兵。
compare mobilize
[intransitive] (of a country or group of soldiers) to stop military activities（尤指战后）使退伍，使复员
- The president insisted the rebels must disarm and demobilize.总统坚持叛军必须解除武装并复员。

Word Originlate 19th cent.: from French démobiliser, from dé- (expressing reversal) + mobiliser ‘mobilize’.