What is the meaning of immobilise?

verb

  • Hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital.
  • To hold fast or prevent from moving.
    • usage: "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
  • Make defenseless.
  • Convert (assets) into fixed capital.
  • Prohibit the conversion or use of (assets. )
    • usage: "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
  • Cause to be unable to move.
    • usage: "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"
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APAWordNet. (2010). immobilise. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/immobilise/definitions/1286629
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