mobilize

Universal Words (BrE also mobilise) verb 1 to work together in order to achieve a particular aim; to organize a group of people to do this: [VN] The unions mobilized thousands of workers in a protest against the cuts. [also V] 2 [VN] to find and start to use sth that is needed for a particular purpose SYNMARSHAL: They were unable to mobilize the resources they needed. 3 if a country mobilizes its army, or if a country or army mobilizes, it makes itself ready to fight in a war: [V] The troops were ordered to mobilize. [also VN] compareDEMOBILIZE mobilization, mobilisation noun [U]