different between mobilize vs countermobilize

English

Alternative forms

• (Commonwealth) mobilise

Etymology

From French mobiliser

Verb

mobilize (third-person singular simple present mobilizes, present participle mobilizing, simple past and past participle mobilized)

1. (transitive) To make something mobile.
2. (transitive) To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war.
3. (intransitive) To become made ready for war.

Related terms

• mobile
• mobility
• mobilization
• move

Translations

Portuguese

Verb

mobilize

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of mobilizar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of mobilizar
3. first-person singular imperative of mobilizar
4. third-person singular imperative of mobilizar

English

Etymology

counter- +? mobilize

Verb

countermobilize (third-person singular simple present countermobilizes, present participle countermobilizing, simple past and past participle countermobilized)

1. (intransitive) To mobilize against something.

Related terms

• countermobilization