demobilize

Verb
US[dih-moh-buh-lahyz]/dɪˈmoʊbəˌlaɪz/4 syllables
Synonyms: inactivatedemobilisedemob

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Verb (2)

  1. release from military service or remove from the active list of military serviceSynonyms: inactivatedemobiliseMore general discharge, muster out
  2. retire from military serviceSynonyms: demobilisedemobMore general discharge, muster out

Related words demobilization noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

De·mob′i·lize transitive verb

Origin: Cf. F. démobiliser.

Military To disorganize, or disband and send home, as troops which have been mobilized.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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