Immobilize - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ɪˈməʊbəlaɪz|
Brit.
|ɪˈməʊbɪlaɪz|
verb
- hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital
- to hold fast or prevent from moving (syn: pin, trap)
- make defenseless
- convert (assets) into fixed capital
- prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) (syn: block, freeze)
- cause to be unable to move
- to hold fast or prevent from moving (syn: pin, trap)
- make defenseless
- convert (assets) into fixed capital
- prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) (syn: block, freeze)
- cause to be unable to move
The sudden storm immobilized the traffic
Extra examples
Doctors immobilized her wrist by putting it in a cast.
I was immobilized by fear.
The planes were immobilized by bad weather.
The broken limb must be immobilized immediately.
She was immobilized with a broken leg.
The car's security device will immobilize the ignition system.
The sudden storm immobilized the traffic
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: immobilize
he/she/it: immobilizes
present participle: immobilizing
past tense: immobilized
past participle: immobilized
I/you/we/they: immobilize
he/she/it: immobilizes
present participle: immobilizing
past tense: immobilized
past participle: immobilized
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