demob
verb /ˌdiːˈmɒb/
/ˌdiːˈmɑːb/
[usually passive] (British English, informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they demob | /ˌdiːˈmɒb/ /ˌdiːˈmɑːb/ |
| he / she / it demobs | /ˌdiːˈmɒbz/ /ˌdiːˈmɑːbz/ |
| past simple demobbed | /ˌdiːˈmɒbd/ /ˌdiːˈmɑːbd/ |
| past participle demobbed | /ˌdiːˈmɒbd/ /ˌdiːˈmɑːbd/ |
| -ing form demobbing | /ˌdiːˈmɒbɪŋ/ /ˌdiːˈmɑːbɪŋ/ |
- demobilize (= to release somebody from military service, especially at the end of a war)
- be demobbed He was demobbed in 1946.
Word Origin1920s (following the First World War): abbreviation.