Immobilize

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  • transitive verb. To render immobile.
  • transitive verb. To fix the position of (a joint or fractured limb), as with a splint or cast.
  • transitive verb. To impede movement or use of.
  • transitive verb. undefined
  • transitive verb. To withdraw (specie) from circulation and reserve as security for other money.
  • transitive verb. To convert (floating capital) into fixed capital.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To render immobile; fix so as to be or become immovable.
  • To deprive of the capacity for mobilization.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • transitive verb. To make immovable; in surgery, to make immovable (a naturally mobile part, as a joint) by the use of splints, or stiffened bandages.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. To render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. to hold fast or prevent from moving
  • verb. cause to be unable to move
  • verb. make defenseless
  • verb. prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
  • verb. convert (assets) into fixed capital
  • verb. hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital
  • Word Usage
    "In a case that is partially reflective of a recent Canadian court action, Bryan Griffin said he once even had to "immobilize" his arm after it had - of its own volition - tried to down the plane he was flying."
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