demobilizing
present participle ofdemobilize
demobilize
verb[T]
formal(UKusuallydemobilise)uk/ˌdiːˈməʊ.bəl.aɪz/us/ˌdiːˈmoʊ.bə.laɪz/(informaldemob)toreleasesomeone from one of thearmedforces,especiallyat the end of awar:
He was demobilized inMarch1946.
Joining or leaving the army
- anti-draft
- buy
- buysomeoneout
- call
- callsomeoneup
- commission
- conscript
- conscription
- demob
- demobilization
- desert
- deserter
- desertion
- draft
- draft dodger
- enlist
- join up
- re-enlist
- re-enlistment
- re-up
Examplesofdemobilizing
demobilizing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
There were no social mechanisms for disarming,demobilizing, and reintegrating combatants back into civil society.
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In one preliminary effort, for instance, results suggest that anydemobilizingimpact of exposure to negative campaign advertisements varies substantially in magnitude as a function of the receiver's traits.
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High priority should also be given todemobilizingthe 300 000 or so troops and finding these people employment.
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To deal with the tremendous task ofdemobilizingmillions of men and women it is essential to follow a definite plan which does sometimes involve some local and sectional hardship.
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Afterdemobilizing, returning veterans flooded colleges and universities around the country.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Demobilizingthe military and reducing the size of the various services was a cost-saving priority.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It also exhibits periods of high wind and dust/sand storms which have ademobilizingimpact on the local activities and trade.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The government then introduced a bill known as alternative punishment that benefited the weredemobilizingarmed and confessed their crimes, but did not know the victims.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A fourth troop was added, funded by reducing the strength of each unit to around fifty men, and bydemobilizingtwo hundred infantrymen in the foot regiments.
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