0 present participle of demobilize
1 to release someone from one of the armed forces, especially at the end of a war:
He was demobilized in March 1946.
There were no social mechanisms for disarming, demobilizing, and reintegrating combatants back into civil society.
In one preliminary effort, for instance, results suggest that any demobilizing impact of exposure to negative campaign advertisements varies substantially in magnitude as a function of the receiver's traits.
High priority should also be given to demobilizing the 300 000 or so troops and finding these people employment.
To deal with the tremendous task of demobilizing millions of men and women it is essential to follow a definite plan which does sometimes involve some local and sectional hardship.
After demobilizing, returning veterans flooded colleges and universities around the country.
Demobilizing the military and reducing the size of the various services was a cost-saving priority.
It also exhibits periods of high wind and dust/sand storms which have a demobilizing impact on the local activities and trade.
The government then introduced a bill known as alternative punishment that benefited the were demobilizing armed and confessed their crimes, but did not know the victims.
