demobilize
/diːˈməʊbɪlaɪz/(亦作-ise)
verb
with obj.(一般作be demobilized)
1- take (troops) out of active service, typically at the end of a war（尤指战争结束后）遣散（军队）, 使（军人）复员：
he was demobilized in February 1946.
他1946年2月复员。
1.1
- no obj. cease military operations停止军事行动：
Germany demanded that they demobilize within twelve hours.
德国要求他们在12小时内停止军事行动。
派生词
demobilization
noun词源
late 19th cent.: from French démobiliser, from dé- (expressing reversal)+mobiliser 'mobilize'.