mobilize

movilizar, movilizarse

Reunir soldados y equipo para prepararlos para la guerra o el servicio activo, o prepararse de ese modo.

En inglés sencillo: To gather soldiers and their equipment and prepare them for war or active duty.

• The army began to mobilize.
• The country mobilized its troops after the attack.
• Thousands of soldiers were mobilized for duty near the border.

Cómo se usa: mobilize someone for something (The government mobilized reserve soldiers for active service.)

Sinónimos: call up, muster

Antónimos: demobilize

Expresiones frecuentes: mobilize troops, mobilize the army, mobilize reserve forces

movilizar

Hacer que algo pueda moverse o se mueva con más libertad.

En inglés sencillo: To make something able to move or move more freely.

• These exercises help mobilize the joint.
• The therapist gently mobilized her stiff shoulder.
• Stretching can mobilize tissue around the injured knee.

Antónimos: immobilize

Expresiones frecuentes: mobilize a joint, mobilize the shoulder, mobilize stiff tissue