immobilize
verb (used with object)
to make immobile or immovable; fix in place.
immobilized
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past participleof immobilize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof immobilize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
immobilizeverb (used with object)to make immobile or immovable; fix in place.
Example Sentences
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Though Liniger continued to live with significant paralysis on her left side after the plane wreck, she learned to play golf with one arm immobilized in a sling and became an accomplished one-armed golfer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
It’s also known that Waymo pays humans to physically deal with vehicles immobilized by — for example — a passenger’s failure to fully close a car door when exiting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2026
The injuries observed suggest that orcas may have developed a refined technique to trigger this immobilized state while reducing the risk of being bitten.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2025
While run-of-the-mill pessimists might become immobilized and despondent by focusing on negative outcomes, defensive pessimists take action to avoid them.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2024
Who spends half her life in bed immobilized with terrible pain, shutting out the world.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
