IMMOBILIZE

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

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Etymology

Verb

immobilize (third-person singular simple present immobilizes, present participle immobilizing, simple past and past participle immobilized)

To render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving.

To modify a surface such that things will not stick to it

Synonyms

• (render motionless): freeze, halt; See also immobilize or stop

• (modify a surface)

Source: Wiktionary

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Im*mob"i*lize, v. t. Etym: [Pref. im- in + mobilize; cf. f. immobiliser.]

Definition: To make immovable; in surgery, to make immovable (a naturally mobile part, as a joint) by the use of splints, or stiffened bandages.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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