Definitions for immobilize
ɪˈmoʊ bəˌlaɪzim·mo·bi·lize

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. immobilize, immobiliseverb

   hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital

2. trap, pin, immobilize, immobiliseverb

   to hold fast or prevent from moving

   "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"

3. immobilize, immobiliseverb

   make defenseless

4. immobilize, immobiliseverb

   convert (assets) into fixed capital

5. freeze, block, immobilize, immobiliseverb

   prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)

   "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"

6. immobilize, immobiliseverb

   cause to be unable to move

   "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. immobilizeverb

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

   It is best to immobilize the injury until a doctor can examine it.

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1. immobilize

   To immobilize means to prevent something or someone from moving or operating as normal. It can refer to restraining, disabling, or making someone or something physically incapable of movement, or it can refer to stopping a system, process, or activity from functioning normally.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Immobilizeverb

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

2. Etymology: [Pref. im- in + mobilize; cf. f. immobiliser.]

Matched Categories

1. • Beat
   • Convert
   • Restrict
   • Withhold

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of immobilize in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of immobilize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of immobilize in a Sentence

1. Zoltan Takacs:

   Venoms have evolved to immobilize or kill... They target vital bodily functions.

2. Chris Norman:

   The way that ... the two Americans had a go at him, he could not do much more. we were able to immobilize him on the ground, and then Alexander ... went to see elsewhere in the train if there were any other terrorists, and we saw at that moment somebody was injured.

3. Wil Roebroeks:

   It’s a matter of immobilizing these animals or driving them into muddy shores so that their weight works against them, if you can immobilize one with a few people and corner them into an area where they get stuck. It’s a matter of finishing them off.

4. Ramon Escovar:

   The big loser is going to be Maduro because he's going to create a constitutional crisis. He wants to immobilize the National Assembly, like Fujimori.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=immobilize
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Immobilize
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/immobilize