immobilise
bəˌlaɪz verb (used with object), im·mo·bi·lized, im·mo·bi·liz·ing.
1.
to make immobile or immovable; fix in place.
2.
to prevent the use, activity, or movement of: The hurricane immobilized the airlines.
3.
to deprive of the capacity for mobilization: The troops were immobilized by the enemy.
4.
Medicine/Medical. to prevent, restrict, or reduce normal movement in (the body, a limb, or a joint), as by a splint, cast, or prescribed bed rest.
5.
to render (an opponent's strategy) ineffective; stymie.
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immobilize or immobilise (ɪˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to make or become immobile: to immobilize a car |
| 2. | finance |
| a. to remove (specie) from circulation and hold it as a reserve | |
| b. to convert (circulating capital) into fixed capital | |
| immobilise or immobilise | |
| —vb | |
| immobili'zation or immobilise | |
| —n | |
| immobili'sation or immobilise | |
| —n | |
| im'mobilizer or immobilise | |
| —n | |
| im'mobiliser or immobilise | |
| —n | |
| immobilize or immobilise (ɪˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to make or become immobile: to immobilize a car |
| 2. | finance |
| a. to remove (specie) from circulation and hold it as a reserve | |
| b. to convert (circulating capital) into fixed capital | |
| immobilise or immobilise | |
| —vb | |
| immobili'zation or immobilise | |
| —n | |
| immobili'sation or immobilise | |
| —n | |
| im'mobilizer or immobilise | |
| —n | |
| im'mobiliser or immobilise | |
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Medical Dictionary
immobilize im·mo·bi·lize (ĭ-mō'bə-līz')
v. im·mo·bi·lized, im·mo·bi·liz·ing, im·mo·bi·liz·es
To render immobile.
To fix the position of a joint or fractured limb, as with a splint or cast.
im·mo'bi·li·za'tion (-lĭ-zā'shən) n.
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