mobilizes

Gets troops moving

Mobilizes is the act of organizing and preparing resources, people, or forces for action.

Troops mobilize for war; activists mobilize voters; a community mobilizes in response to disaster.

The word implies coordinated movement from inactivity to readiness: The campaign mobilized thousands of volunteers.

In medicine, to mobilize a joint is to restore its movement.

military

troops

Military personnel collectively

reserves · battalions · soldiers · units · divisions · regiments · national guard · personnel · reinforcements · wartime

social

support

To uphold or sustain

networks · crowds · public opinion · solidarity · hashtag · outreach · engagement · neighbors · allies · response

political

activists

People working for causes

campaign · rally · constituents · supporters · organizers · movement · coalition · base · community · unions

resources

funds

Available financial resources

supplies · logistics · workforce · manpower · machinery · investment · budget · inventory · fleet · infrastructure

physiological

immune system

Body's pathogen-fighting network

defense · enzymes · hormones · inflammation · healing · platelets · lymphocytes · cytokines · metabolism · adrenaline

Categories
Opposites
military/organizational activation

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Releases from active duty

disbands · discharges · dismisses · stands down · deactivates

social/political activation

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Releases from active duty

disperses · pacifies · suppresses · disorganizes · demoralizes

resource deployment

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Releases from active duty

idles · shelves · withdraws · deactivates · mothballs

Phrases
Family

mobilize, immobilize, mobilized, mobilization, mobilizing, mobilizer, mobilizers, mobilizations

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G