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demobilize

[dee-moh-buh-lahyz] / diˈmoʊ bəˌlaɪz /
VERB
deactivate
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While the federal government may demobilize, the onus now has been pushed to the property owners to either finish the job.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

More men are avoiding military service, while calls to demobilize exhausted frontline soldiers have grown.

From New York Times • Jan. 28, 2024

Petro has pushed for what he calls a “total peace” that would demobilize all of the country’s remaining rebel groups as well as its drug trafficking gangs.

From Washington Times • Jun. 9, 2023

Many other groups at the talks accepted efforts by Congo’s government to demobilize former rebels and integrate them into the national army, it said.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 28, 2022

On July 31 Russia mobilized her entire army, which led to Germany's ultimatum that Russia demobilize within twelve hours.

From The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, January 9, 1915 What Americans Say to Europe by Various