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- DictionaryIm·mo·bi·lize/i(m)ˈmōbəˌlīz/
verb
- 1. prevent (something or someone) from moving or operating as normal: "fear had immobilized her"
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 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 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.
Synonyms for IMMOBILIZE: paralyze, incapacitate, cripple, undermine, weaken, disable, hamstring, attenuate; Antonyms of IMMOBILIZE: energize, galvanize, invigorate, vitalize, strengthen, fortify, empower, restore.
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:
immobilize something/somebody to prevent something/somebody from moving or from working in the normal way. Always immobilize a broken leg immediately. The firm has been immobilized by a series of strikes. Some snakes inject their prey with poison in order to immobilize it.
1. to make immobile or immovable; fix in place. 2. to prevent the use, activity, or movement of. 3. to prevent, restrict, or reduce normal movement in (the body, a limb, or a joint), as by a splint, cast, or prescribed bed rest. 4. to render (an opponent's strategy) ineffective; stymie.
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. verb. /ɪˈmoʊbəˌlaɪz/. immobilize something Verb Forms. to prevent something from moving or from working normally 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.
