demobilises
Sends soldiers home
Demobilises is the British spelling of demobilizes—to release troops from military service and return them to civilian life after a war or conflict ends.
By extension, it means to disband or stand down any organized force or effort: The government demobilises emergency workers once the crisis passes.
Release of substance outward
- disbandmentFormal termination of group
- decommissionWithdraw from operational use
- stand-downWithdrawal from combat readiness
- disarmamentReducing or eliminating weapons
withdrawal · retreat · disengagement · deactivation · redeployment · demilitarize · dismantling · armistice
Non-military person
- transitionChange from one state
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- readjustmentModifying something again
workforce · employment · training · adaptation · reentry · adjustment · assimilation · support
Agreement to cease hostilities
- ceasefireAgreed halt to fighting
- truceAgreed halt to hostilities
- treatyBinding pact between nations
- accordHarmony between parties
settlement · diplomacy · negotiation · reconciliation · detente · pacification · nonaggression · conflict-resolution
Gains or helpful effects
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
- medalsAwards for achievement
- commendationsFormal expressions of approval
- comradesClose allies in cause
discharge
Release of substance outward
- disbandmentFormal termination of group
- decommissionWithdraw from operational use
- stand-downWithdrawal from combat readiness
disarmament · withdrawal · retreat · disengagement · deactivation · redeployment · demilitarize · dismantling · armistice · ceasefire
civilian
Non-military person
- transitionChange from one state
- resettlementReestablishing in new place
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
readjustment · workforce · employment · training · adaptation · reentry · adjustment · assimilation · support · counseling
armistice
Agreement to cease hostilities
accord · settlement · diplomacy · negotiation · reconciliation · detente · pacification · nonaggression · conflict-resolution · post-war
benefits
Gains or helpful effects
- pensionRetiree's ongoing benefit
- medalsAwards for achievement
- commendationsFormal expressions of approval
comrades · ex-servicemen · recognition · commemoration · remembrance