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immobilize
[ih-moh-buh-lahyz]
verb (used with object)
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).
immobilize
/ ɪˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz /
verb
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
Other Word Forms
- immobilization noun
- immobilizer noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of immobilize1
Example Sentences
He’s been immobilized by a hip injury, and looked up quizzically from his bed.
After a failed PIT maneuver to immobilize the car in the parking lot, the burglars fled, purposely hitting a police vehicle to get away, police said.
Fine, immobilized by multiple sclerosis, didn’t know the names of the responders, but said she wanted to “shout-out” to all of them.
When Campos asked why the agent had immobilized his vehicle, the agent replied, “I’m not going to argue with you, bro. You did what you did, I did what I did.”
They claimed that he “felt a sensation akin to drowning while immobilized but conscious” during his execution.
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