immobilize
to make immobile or immovable; fix in place.
to prevent the use, activity, or movement of: The hurricane immobilized the airlines.
to deprive of the capacity for mobilization: The troops were immobilized by the enemy.
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.
to render (an opponent's strategy) ineffective; stymie.
Finance.
to establish a monetary reserve by withdrawing (specie) from circulation.
to create fixed capital in place of (circulating capital).
Origin of immobilize
1- Also especially British, im·mo·bi·lise .
Other words from immobilize
- im·mo·bi·li·za·tion, noun
- im·mo·bi·liz·er, noun
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How to use immobilize in a sentence
The result was to immobilise our artillery during the crucial phase of the action and for days afterwards.
Canada in Flanders, Volume II (of 3) | Lord Max Aitken Beaverbrook
British Dictionary definitions for immobilize
immobilise
/ (ɪˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz) /
to make or become immobile: to immobilize a car
finance
to remove (specie) from circulation and hold it as a reserve
to convert (circulating capital) into fixed capital
Derived forms of immobilize
- immobilization or immobilisation, noun
- immobilizer or immobiliser, noun
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