IMMOBILISE

immobilize, immobilise

(verb) cause to be unable to move; “The sudden storm immobilized the traffic”

freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise

(verb) prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); “Blocked funds”; “Freeze the assets of this hostile government”

immobilize, immobilise

(verb) convert (assets) into fixed capital

immobilize, immobilise

(verb) make defenseless

trap, pin, immobilize, immobilise

(verb) to hold fast or prevent from moving; “The child was pinned under the fallen tree”

immobilize, immobilise

(verb) hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

immobilise (third-person singular simple present immobilises, present participle immobilising, simple past and past participle immobilised)

Alternative spelling of immobilize

Source: Wiktionary



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25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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