Hypertext Webster Gateway: "immobilize"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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 immobile; "The sudden storm immobilized the
traffic" [syn: {immobilise}]
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