demobilize

Definitions

de- (reversal) + mobilize = 'to undo mobilization.' Where mobilize gathers troops for action, demobilize sends them home.

Common Collocations

• 1.demobilize troops遣散部队
• 2.demobilize the army解散军队
• 3.demobilize forces复员武装力量

Example Sentences

• 1.

  After the war, the government began to demobilize its soldiers.

• 2.

  It took years to fully demobilize the wartime army.