different between mobilize vs mobility

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

From Middle French mobilité, and its source, Latin m?bilit?s (“mobility”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /m?(?)?b?l?ti/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /mo??b?l?ti/

Noun

mobility (countable and uncountable, plural mobilities)

1. The ability to move; capacity for movement. [from 15th c.]
   • 2015, Hadley Freeman, The Guardian, 15 June:

     I find the enduring existence of high heels both a frustrating mystery and a testament to the triumph of women’s neuroses over their mobility.

2. (now chiefly literary) A tendency to sudden change; mutability, changeableness. [from 16th c.]
3. (military) The ability of a military unit to move or be transported to a new position. [from 18th c.]
4. (chiefly physics) The degree to which particles of a liquid or gas are in movement. [from 19th c.]
5. (chiefly sociology) People's ability to move between different social levels or professional occupations. [from 19th c.]

Antonyms

• immobility

Derived terms

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See also

• congestion