From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdemobilizede‧mo‧bi‧lize (also demobilise British English) /diːˈməʊbəlaɪz $ -ˈmoʊ-/ verb [transitive] PMWARto send home the members of an army, navy etc, especially at the end of a war programmes to help demobilized soldiers fit into civilian lifeGrammar Demobilize is usually passive. —demobilization /diːˌməʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃən $ -ˌmoʊbələ-/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
demobilize• He mentioned a range of substances, including pesticides, napalm, morphine and demobilizing gases.• However, when a country reverts to more repressive politics, government policies usually demobilize many of the new foot soldiers.• Key points of the UN plan include disarming and demobilizing the rebel troops. 