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
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
• (render motionless): freeze, halt; See also immobilize or stop
• (modify a surface)
Source: Wiktionary
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
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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