| demobilization | (n) act of changing from a war basis to a peace basis including disbanding or discharging troops, Syn. demobilisation, Ant. mobilization, Example: demobilization of factories; immediate demobilization of the reserves |
| demobilize | (v) release from military service or remove from the active list of military service, Syn. demobilise, inactivate, Ant. mobilize |
| demobilize | (v) retire from military service, Syn. demob, demobilise, Ant. mobilize, mobilise |
| Demobilization | n. [ Cf. F. démobilisation. See Mobilization. ] (Mil.) The disorganization or disarming of troops which have previously been mobilized or called into active service; the change from a war footing to a peace footing. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Demobilize | v. t. [ Cf. F. démobiliser. ] (Mil.) To disorganize, or disband and send home, as troops which have been mobilized. [ 1913 Webster ] |