immobilize
verb (used with object)
to make immobile or immovable; fix in place.
immobilise
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a variation of
immobilize.
Example Sentences
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Last year, tests carried out for Oslo's Ruter public transport authority revealed that Chinese manufacturer Yutong could theoretically remotely immobilise its electric buses with their "over-the-air" update system.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
As such, the rangers have to physically immobilise the creatures before they can be blindfolded and transported.
From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025
Sir Richard Dearlove warned MPs that there was the potential to "immobilise London".
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2025
It's also being used to waterproof and immobilise subsea electric cables for offshore windfarms.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2014
No magician's wand can immobilise him under my eyes.
From Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad
