1. (verb)immobilize, immobilise hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital
2. (verb)trap, pin, immobilize, immobilise to hold fast or prevent from moving
"The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
3. (verb)immobilize, immobilise make defenseless
4. (verb)immobilize, immobilise convert (assets) into fixed capital
5. (verb)freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
"Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
6. (verb)immobilize, immobilise cause to be unable to move
"The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"
Definition of 'immobilize'
