Definition of Immobilizing

1. Noun. The act of limiting movement or making incapable of movement. "The storm caused complete immobilization of the rescue team"

Exact synonyms: Immobilisation, Immobilization
Generic synonyms: Restraint
Derivative terms: Immobilise, Immobilize, Immobilize, Immobilize

Definition of Immobilizing

1. Verb. (present participle of immobilize) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Immobilizing

1. immobilize [v] - See also: immobilize

Lexicographical Neighbors of Immobilizing

immobiliser
immobilisers
immobilises
immobilising
immobilism
immobilisms
immobilities
immobility
immobilization
immobilizations
immobilize
immobilized
immobilizer
immobilizers
immobilizes
immobilizing (current term)
immobilizing antibody
immobilon
immoble
immoderacies
immoderacy
immoderancy
immoderate
immoderately
immoderateness
immoderation
immoderations
immodest
immodesties
immodestly

Literary usage of Immobilizing

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Oxford Loose-leaf Surgery by F. F. Burghard, Allen Buckner Kanavel (1921)
"Immediate and sufficient dependent drainage should be provided for every open fracture. FIG. 312. APPARATUS FOR immobilizing INTRAORAL ..."

2. Epitome of Medicine (1892)
"That this is actually the case i have shown by immobilizing the bowel by (a) giving opium after the operation, ..."

3. Röntgen Ray Diagnosis and Therapy by Carl Beck (1904)
"The question now is, What is to be our guide in estimating the value of a given immobilizing method before consolidation has taken place? ..."

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