Immobilize

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Immobilize \Im*mob"i*lize\, v. t. [Pref. im- in + mobilize; cf.
     f. immobiliser.]
     To make immovable; in surgery, to make immovable (a naturally
     mobile part, as a joint) by the use of splints, or stiffened
     bandages.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  immobilize
       v 1: hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital
            [syn: {immobilise}]
       2: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned
          under the fallen tree" [syn: {trap}, {pin}, {immobilise}]
       3: make defenseless [syn: {immobilise}]
       4: convert (assets) into fixed capital [syn: {immobilise}]
       5: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds";
          "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" [syn: {freeze},
           {block}, {immobilise}] [ant: {unblock}, {unblock}]
       6: cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized
          the traffic" [syn: {immobilise}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  21 Moby Thesaurus words for "immobilize":
     balance, ballast, counterbalance, cripple, disable, disarm, firm,
     firm up, freeze, hold, incapacitate, keep, nail down, pin down,
     prostrate, retain, stabilitate, stabilize, steady, stick,
     transfix