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to mobilize
To activate and bring together people or resources for a shared goal or action.
Die Organisation versucht, Freiwillige für die Aufräumaktion im Park zu mobilisieren.
The organization is trying to mobilize volunteers for the park cleanup.
The ending '-isieren' forms verbs and often means 'to make something ...'. So 'mobilisieren' (to mobilize) literally means 'to make mobile' or 'to make movable'. All verbs ending in '-isieren' are regular and inseparable.
Wir müssen unsere letzten Kräfte für das Finale mobilisieren.
We have to mobilize our last reserves of strength for the final.
The exact meaning of 'mobilisieren' (to mobilize) becomes clear through the object. 'Wähler mobilisieren' (to mobilize voters) is political, 'Truppen mobilisieren' (to mobilize troops) is military, 'ein Gelenk mobilisieren' (to mobilize a joint) is medical, and 'Kapital mobilisieren' (to mobilize capital) is economic.
Die Partei versucht, junge Wähler zu mobilisieren.
The party is trying to mobilize young voters.
In the general meaning of 'activating people', the verb is often combined with nouns such as 'Unterstützer' (supporters), 'Wähler' (voters), 'Freiwillige' (volunteers), or 'die Öffentlichkeit' (the public).
Die Bürgerinitiative konnte viele Unterstützer für ihr Projekt mobilisieren.
The citizens' initiative was able to mobilize many supporters for its project.
The medical meaning is typical of the specialized language used by doctors, nurses, and physiotherapists. It describes the process of making a patient able to move again.
Wir beginnen morgen damit, den Patienten zu mobilisieren.
We will start mobilizing the patient tomorrow.
to organize
'organisieren' and 'mobilisieren' can both have to do with preparing for an action. You use 'organisieren' when you plan something, put it in order, and make sure everything is prepared. You use 'mobilisieren' when you activate people or resources and bring them together for a shared goal. Learners may confuse the words because both can happen before an event or action. In practical terms: you organize the schedule or process, but you mobilize the people.
Nach der Nachricht mobilisieren die Gäste ihre Freunde für die Demonstration.
After the news, the guests are mobilizing their friends for the demonstration.
Mein Kollege organisiert die Feier, damit am Abend alles bereit ist.
My colleague is organizing the party so that everything is ready in the evening.