Meaning of IMMOBILIZE
| Pronunciation: | | i'mowbu`lIiz
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- [v] cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"
- [v] prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
- [v] convert (assets) into fixed capital
- [v] make defenseless
- [v] to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
- [v] hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital
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| | Synonyms: | | block, freeze, immobilise, immobilise, immobilise, immobilise, pin, trap |
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| | Antonyms: | | free, release, unblock, unfreeze | | |
| | See Also: | | beat, beat out, change over, convert, crush, curb, curtail, cut back, keep back, keep back, paralyse, paralyze, restrict, shell, stun, stupefy, trounce, vanquish, withhold, withhold | |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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| | Definition: | | To make a limb or part immovable in order to promote healing. |
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| | Related Terms: | | 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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