mobilize

Meaning

1. To make something mobile.
2. To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war.
3. To get ready for war.

Synonyms

mobilise

assemble

rally

gather

muster

call up

circulate

move

summon

arouse

congregate

gather together

come together

marshal

operate

prepare

raise

round up

set in motion

set off

shift

spark

start

strain

unleash

call forth

raise an army

activate

come in force

array

concentrate

conscript

deploy

draft

enlist

exercise

exert

float

harness

launch

mobilised

mobilized

Etymology

From French mobiliser.