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 Definitions for immobilize: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Immobilize \Im*mob"i*lize\, v. t. [Pref. im- in + mobilize; cf.
f. immobiliser.]
To make immovable; in surgery, to make immovable (a naturally
mobile part, as a joint) by the use of splints, or stiffened
bandages.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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immobilize
v 1: hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital
[syn: immobilise]
2: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned
under the fallen tree" [syn: trap, pin, immobilise]
3: make defenseless [syn: immobilise]
4: convert (assets) into fixed capital [syn: immobilise]
5: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds";
"Freeze the assets of this hostile government" [syn: freeze,
block, immobilise] [ant: unblock, unblock]
6: cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized
the traffic" [syn: immobilise]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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21 Moby Thesaurus words for "immobilize":
balance, ballast, counterbalance, cripple, disable, disarm, firm,
firm up, freeze, hold, incapacitate, keep, nail down, pin down,
prostrate, retain, stabilitate, stabilize, steady, stick,
transfix
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