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PRONUNCIATION OF DEMOBILIZE

demobilize  [diːˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEMOBILIZE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Demobilize is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb demobilize in English.

WHAT DOES DEMOBILIZE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

demobilize

Demobilization

Demobilization or demobilisation is the process of standing down a nation's armed forces from combat-ready status. This may be as a result of victory in war, or because a crisis has been peacefully resolved and military force will not be necessary. The opposite of demobilization is mobilization. Forceful demobilization of a defeated enemy is called demilitarization. In the final days of World War II, for example, the United States Armed Forces developed a demobilization plan which would discharge soldiers on the basis of a point system that favoured length and certain types of service. The British armed forces were demobilised according to an 'age-and-service' scheme. The phrase demob happy refers to demobilization and is broadly applied to the feeling of relief at imminent release from a time-serving burden, such as a career. In the Russian language it is known as dembel and has become a certain tradition in the Soviet and post-Soviet Armed Forces. A United States equivalent is "short-timer's disease", comparable to "senioritis" among United States high-school students.

Definition of demobilize in the English dictionary

The definition of demobilize in the dictionary is to disband, as troops, etc.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DEMOBILIZE

PRESENT

Present
I demobilize
you demobilize
he/she/it demobilizes
we demobilize
you demobilize
they demobilize
Present continuous
I am demobilizing
you are demobilizing
he/she/it is demobilizing
we are demobilizing
you are demobilizing
they are demobilizing
Present perfect
I have demobilized
you have demobilized
he/she/it has demobilized
we have demobilized
you have demobilized
they have demobilized
Present perfect continuous
I have been demobilizing
you have been demobilizing
he/she/it has been demobilizing
we have been demobilizing
you have been demobilizing
they have been demobilizing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I demobilized
you demobilized
he/she/it demobilized
we demobilized
you demobilized
they demobilized
Past continuous
I was demobilizing
you were demobilizing
he/she/it was demobilizing
we were demobilizing
you were demobilizing
they were demobilizing
Past perfect
I had demobilized
you had demobilized
he/she/it had demobilized
we had demobilized
you had demobilized
they had demobilized
Past perfect continuous
I had been demobilizing
you had been demobilizing
he/she/it had been demobilizing
we had been demobilizing
you had been demobilizing
they had been demobilizing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will demobilize
you will demobilize
he/she/it will demobilize
we will demobilize
you will demobilize
they will demobilize
Future continuous
I will be demobilizing
you will be demobilizing
he/she/it will be demobilizing
we will be demobilizing
you will be demobilizing
they will be demobilizing
Future perfect
I will have demobilized
you will have demobilized
he/she/it will have demobilized
we will have demobilized
you will have demobilized
they will have demobilized
Future perfect continuous
I will have been demobilizing
you will have been demobilizing
he/she/it will have been demobilizing
we will have been demobilizing
you will have been demobilizing
they will have been demobilizing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would demobilize
you would demobilize
he/she/it would demobilize
we would demobilize
you would demobilize
they would demobilize
Conditional continuous
I would be demobilizing
you would be demobilizing
he/she/it would be demobilizing
we would be demobilizing
you would be demobilizing
they would be demobilizing
Conditional perfect
I would have demobilize
you would have demobilize
he/she/it would have demobilize
we would have demobilize
you would have demobilize
they would have demobilize
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been demobilizing
you would have been demobilizing
he/she/it would have been demobilizing
we would have been demobilizing
you would have been demobilizing
they would have been demobilizing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you demobilize
we let´s demobilize
you demobilize
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to demobilize
Past participle
demobilized
Present Participle
demobilizing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEMOBILIZE


destabilize
diːˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪz
evangelize
ɪˈvændʒɪˌlaɪz
fertilize
ˈfɜːtɪˌlaɪz
immobilize
ɪˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz
insolubilise
ɪnˈsɒljʊbɪˌlaɪz
insolubilize
ɪnˈsɒljʊbɪˌlaɪz
mobilize
ˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz
obelise
ˈɒbɪˌlaɪz
obelize
ˈɒbɪˌlaɪz
remobilise
riːˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz
remobilize
riːˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz
respectabilise
rɪˈspɛktəbɪˌlaɪz
respectabilize
rɪˈspɛktəbɪˌlaɪz
solubilise
ˈsɒljʊbɪˌlaɪz
solubilize
ˈsɒljʊbɪˌlaɪz
stabilize
ˈsteɪbɪˌlaɪz
sterilise
ˈsterɪˌlaɪz
sterilize
ˈstɛrɪˌlaɪz
utilize
ˈjuːtɪˌlaɪz
volatilize
vɒˈlætɪˌlaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEMOBILIZE

demo
demo tape
demob
demob suit
demob-happy
demobbed
demobbing
demobilization
Demochristian
democracies
democracy
democrat
democratic
democratic centralism
democratic deficit

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEMOBILIZE

Belize
civilize
cross-fertilize
decivilize
fossilize
infantilize
lyophilize
overfertilize
overutilize
personalize
realize
restabilize
reutilize
similize
specialize
subtilize
syphilize
underutilize
virilize
visualize

Synonyms and antonyms of demobilize in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DEMOBILIZE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «demobilize» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of demobilize

Translation of «demobilize» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEMOBILIZE

Find out the translation of demobilize to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of demobilize from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «demobilize» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

复员
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desmovilizar
570 millions of speakers

English

demobilize
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वियोजन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تسريح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

демобилизовать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desmobilizar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রেহাই করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

démobiliser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Demobilize
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

demobilisieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

復員させる/復員する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

군대를 해산하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Demobilize
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giải ngủ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திரட்டைத்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंद करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

terhis etmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

smobilitare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

demobilizacji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

демобілізувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

demobiliza
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποστράτευση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

demobiliseer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

demobilisera
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

demobilisere
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of demobilize

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEMOBILIZE»

The term «demobilize» is regularly used and occupies the 103.660 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEMOBILIZE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «demobilize» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «demobilize» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about demobilize

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEMOBILIZE»

Discover the use of demobilize in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to demobilize and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Routledge Handbook of International Crime and Justice ...
The following quotes are from low-level FARC offenders3 who are not covered by the Justice and Peace Law, but by Law 1106 of 2006 (absence of prosecutions) and show the tensions between the desire to demobilize and fear of ...
Bruce Arrigo, Heather Bersot, 2013
2
Transnational Dynamics of Civil War
This raises an interesting puzzle: why, despite the considerable effort by transnational advocacy networks, do we not observe that rebel groups involved in civil wars demobilize child soldiers? And more specifically, why did the SPLA/ M ...
Jeffrey T. Checkel, 2013
3
Crude Reality: Petroleum in World History
Santiago, The Ecology ofOil, 163. 27. Peter Shulman, “Science Can Never Demobilize,” History and Technology 19, no. 4 (2003): 371. 28. Shulman, “ Science Can Never Demobilize,” 371. 29. Shulman, “Science Can Never Demobilize,” 372.
Brian C. Black, 2014
4
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2009
The law prohibits forced exile, and the ovemment did not employ it. However, many persons went into self-imposed exi e because of threats from new illegal griclrups, paramilitary members who refused to demobilize, and FARC and ELN ...
5
A Compendium of Best Practices and Lessons Learned for ...
Intermediate Recovery Component Action Resources Barriers Barrier Resolution Evacuation Demobilize established hot zone and remove perimeter marking Fire, Law Enforcement, Public Works Demobilize security staffand provide ...
Richard A. Ranous, 2012
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The Dynamics of Demobilizing Under Friendly Governments: The ...
In response to these compromises, the RN agreed to demobilize one hundred combatants per zone each day.138 Table 1: Summary of Nicaraguan Peace Accords 138 Spalding, "Low-Intensity War," 40. Table 1: Continued The accords that ...
Mariam Khokhar, 2008
7
Subordination and Defeat: An Evolutionary Approach To Mood ...
When escape is not possible, demobilize, engage in cutoff from the environment ( to reduce arousal), attempt to hide (e.g., in corners and reduce outputs) and signal no threat to possible dominant(s) or threatening others. Suppress aggression ...
Leon Sloman, Paul Gilbert, 2000
8
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2007
The last United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) block demobilized in August 2006, but AUC members who refused to demobilize, AUC members who demobilized but later abandoned the peace process, and other criminal groups ...
Államok. Egyesült, Congress
9
War and Children: A Reference Handbook
A child soldier may be reluctant to self-demobilize (escape) ... But while a considerable part of the total number of child combatants will disarm, demobilize, and reintegrate before the end of the war, the majority will demobilize at the end of the ...
Kendra E. Dupuy, Krijn Peters, 2010
10
Implementing Peace Agreements: Lessons from Mozambique, ...
As a result of the government's diminishing vulnerability to UNITA's threats, the credibility of its promise to demobilize weakened. At the end of the process, there existed more government than UNITA troops, who could potentially pose security  ...
Dorina A. Bekoe, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEMOBILIZE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term demobilize is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The Politics of Disarmament and Rearmament in Afghanistan
This paper discusses why after four international attempts to disarm, demobilize, and reintegrate (DDR) Afghan militias the country is more militarized than ever. «ISN, Jul 15»
2
Ghallywood Romeo Kills Man, Injures Cop in Road Rage
... policeman, Lance Corporal Felix Nartey, stationed at the Dawa Police Station, shot into the rear tyre of the Hummer vehicle to demobilize it. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
3
Ensco 107 Prepares to Demobilize from Maari Field Offshore New …
Australia's Horizon Oil Ltd. reported Tuesday the successful completion of the Maari Growth Project offshore New Zealand with the final well, ... «Rigzone, Jul 15»
4
No compromise with culture warriors
It might be too much to think that progressive activists and intellectuals would demobilize after such a “Mission Accomplished” moment. But no. «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
5
State of fear: migrants flee Eritrean repression
If they were to demobilize people they would suddenly have a whole lot of people without jobs on the market.” Meanwhile, a generation that ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
6
Jonah Goldberg: No compromising with culture warriors
It might be too much to think that progressive activists and intellectuals would demobilize after such a “Mission Accomplished” moment. «Battle Creek Enquirer, Jul 15»
7
No Compromising with Culture Warriors
It might be too much to think that progressive activists and intellectuals would demobilize after such a “Mission Accomplished” moment. «Lynchburg News and Advance, Jul 15»
8
The political fraud of Syriza's referendum on EU austerity in Greece
... hatred of the years of brutal austerity, both Syriza and the EU have done everything they can to confuse and demobilize popular opposition. «World Socialist Web Site, Jul 15»
9
Letter to the UK Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and …
The report also said that despite the supposed 18-month limit on national service, “the government did not demobilize many conscripts from the ... «Human Rights Watch, Jul 15»
10
Let's Face It, America — We're Addicted to War
Accompanying our wars of recent decades, however, has been an urge not to mobilize the people, but demobilize them — even as the ... «War is Boring, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Demobilize [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/demobilize>. May 2024 ».
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