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immobilize - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'immobilize' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Immobilize [ v. t.]
- To make immovable; in surgery, to make immovable (a naturally mobile part, as a joint) by the use of splints, or stiffened bandages.

Meaning of 'immobilize' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . immobilize [ v]
Meaning (1):
- prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
Example in sentence:
  • Blocked funds;
  • Freeze the assets of this hostile government
Meaning (2):
- to hold fast or prevent from moving
Example in sentence:
  • The child was pinned under the fallen tree
Meaning (3):
- cause to be unable to move
Example in sentence:
  • The sudden storm immobilized the traffic

Nearby Words:

immaculate immailed immalleable immanacle immanacled immanacling immanation immane immanence immanency

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