Search results
- Dictionaryimmobilize/ɪˈməʊbɪlʌɪz/
verb
- 1. prevent (something or someone) from moving or operating as normal: "the car had been immobilized by a wheel clamp"
Powered by Oxford Dictionaries
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:
verb (used with object) , im·mo·bi·lized, im·mo·bi·liz·ing. 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 is to make it impossible for it to move. You can immobilize a battery-operated toy by taking the battery out.
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 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.
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. a. To withdraw (specie) from circulation and reserve as security for other money. b. To convert (floating capital) into fixed capital.
verb. /ɪˈməʊbəlaɪz/ ( British English also immobilise) Verb Forms. 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.
