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Definition of Immobilise
1. Verb. Hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital.
2. Verb. To hold fast or prevent from moving. "The fighter managed to immobilise his opponent"; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
Exact synonyms: Immobilize, Pin, Trap
Derivative terms: Immobilisation, Immobile, Immobilization, Immobilizing
Derivative terms: Immobilisation, Immobile, Immobilization, Immobilizing
3. Verb. Make defenseless. "The fighter managed to immobilise his opponent"
4. Verb. Convert (assets) into fixed capital.
5. Verb. Prohibit the conversion or use of (assets). "They immobilise the money "; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
Exact synonyms: Block, Freeze, Immobilize
Generic synonyms: Keep Back, Withhold
Antonyms: Unblock, Unfreeze
Derivative terms: Freeze
Generic synonyms: Keep Back, Withhold
Antonyms: Unblock, Unfreeze
Derivative terms: Freeze
6. Verb. Cause to be unable to move. "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"
Exact synonyms: Immobilize
Generic synonyms: Curb, Curtail, Cut Back, Restrict
Specialized synonyms: Paralyse, Paralyze, Stun, Stupefy
Derivative terms: Immobilisation, Immobile, Immobilization, Immobilizing
Generic synonyms: Curb, Curtail, Cut Back, Restrict
Specialized synonyms: Paralyse, Paralyze, Stun, Stupefy
Derivative terms: Immobilisation, Immobile, Immobilization, Immobilizing
Medical Definition of Immobilise
1. To render fixed or incapable of moving. Origin: L. In-neg. + mobilis, movable (05 Mar 2000)