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  2. to stop something or someone from moving: You can immobilize the car by removing the spark plugs. The broken limb must be immobilized as soon as possible. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Movement. ambulatory. be treading water idiom. biodynamics. comings. floating. gestural. locomotion. mobility. motile. motility. motion. movable.

  3. The meaning of IMMOBILIZE is to make immobile. How to use immobilize in a sentence. to make immobile: such as; to reduce or eliminate motion of (the body or a part) by mechanical means or by strict bed rest…

  4. To immobilize is to make immobile, or motionless, from the Latin root immobilis, which means both "immovable," and also "hard-hearted." Definitions of immobilize. verb. to hold fast or prevent from moving. synonyms: immobilise, pin, trap. verb. cause to be unable to move. “The sudden storm immobilized the traffic” synonyms: immobilise. see more.

  5. 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:

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 1. to make or become immobile: to immobilize a car. 2. (Banking & Finance) finance. a. to remove (specie) from circulation and hold it as a reserve. b. to convert (circulating capital) into fixed capital. imˌmobiliˈzation, imˌmobiliˈsation n. imˈmobiˌlizer, imˈmobiˌliser n.