immobilize : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: immobilize	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for immobilize
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
immobilize v hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital Synonym(s): immobilize, immobilise to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree" Synonym(s): trap, pin, immobilize, immobilise make defenseless Synonym(s): immobilize, immobilise convert (assets) into fixed capital Synonym(s): immobilize, immobilise prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" Synonym(s): freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise Antonym(s): free, release, unblock, unfreeze cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic" Synonym(s): immobilize, immobilise
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Immobilize \Immob"ilize\, 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.