demob

🇺🇸 /ˌdiːˈmɑːb/ 🇬🇧 /ˌdiːˈmɒb/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
verb
R

To release someone from military service, usually after a war ends.

After the war, many soldiers were demobbed and returned to civilian life.

noun
R

The process of releasing someone from military service, usually after a war ends.

The demob process was slow and many soldiers had to wait for months.

translation

v. To release someone from military service, usually after a war ends.
n. The process of releasing someone from military service, usually after a war ends.

Word Forms

3rd Present demobs
Past demobbed
Perfect demobbed
Progressive demobbing