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demobilize.

To release someone from military duty, especially after a war.

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Meaning & usage

verb/diːˈməʊbɪlaɪz/UK
  1. To release someone from military duty, especially after a war.

    British · English · Oxford · US · transitive
  2. To disband troops, or remove them from a war footing.

    British · English · Oxford · US · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English mobilize English demobilize From de- + mobilize.

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