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immobilize |
2 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: immobilize v 1: hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital 2: to hold fast or prevent from moving "The child was pinned under the fallen tree" [syn: {trap}, {pin}] 3: make defenseless 4: convert (assets) into fixed capital 5: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" [syn: {freeze}, {block}] [ant: {unblock}, {unblock}] 6: cause to be immobile; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"
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