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- Dictionaryimmobilize/ɪˈməʊbɪlʌɪz/
verb
- 1. prevent (something or someone) from moving or operating as normal: "the car had been immobilized by a wheel clamp"
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especially : to fix (as a body part) so as to reduce or eliminate motion usually by means of a cast or splint, by strapping, or by strict bed rest. immobilizing a fractured bone by a cast and continuous traction. immobilize an injury. immobilize all patients with a suspected neck or spine injury.
to prevent a company, country, or economy from using money or other assets: Underdeveloped financial markets limit the availability of credit, immobilizing large amounts of cash that could be used more productively. to prevent someone or something from being able to move or operate:
To immobilize something is to make it impossible for it to move. You can immobilize a battery-operated toy by taking the battery out.
to make immobile or immovable; fix in place. to prevent the use, activity, or movement of: The hurricane immobilized the airlines. to deprive of the capacity for mobilization: The troops were immobilized by the enemy.
To immobilize something or someone means to stop them from moving or operating. ...a car alarm system that immobilises the engine. [VERB noun] The knee and ankle joints must be immobilized–this usually means up to six weeks in plaster. [VERB noun] Synonyms: paralyse, stop, freeze, halt More Synonyms of immobilize.
immobilize something/somebody to prevent something/somebody from moving or from working in the normal way. a device to immobilize the car engine in case of theft. Always immobilize a broken leg immediately. The firm has been immobilized by a series of strikes.
to prevent a company, country, or economy from using money or other assets: Underdeveloped financial markets limit the availability of credit, immobilizing large amounts of cash that could be used more productively. to prevent someone or something from being able to move or operate:
tr.v. im·mo·bi·lized, im·mo·bi·liz·ing, im·mo·bi·liz·es. 1. To render immobile. 2. To fix the position of (a joint or fractured limb), as with a splint or cast. 3. To impede movement or use of: Severe weather immobilized the rescue team. 4. Economics.
Immobilize definition: . See examples of IMMOBILIZE used in a sentence.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023 How to use immobilize in a sentence There was no immobilization of women in the early Islamic era.
