Definition of Immobilise

1. Verb. Hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital.

Exact synonyms: Immobilize
Generic synonyms: Keep Back, Withhold

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

3. Verb. Make defenseless. "The fighter managed to immobilise his opponent"
Exact synonyms: Immobilize
Generic synonyms: Beat, Beat Out, Crush, Shell, Trounce, Vanquish

4. Verb. Convert (assets) into fixed capital.
Exact synonyms: Immobilize
Generic synonyms: Convert

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

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

Medical Definition of Immobilise

1. To render fixed or incapable of moving. Origin: L. In-neg. + mobilis, movable (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Immobilise

immittance
immittance
immittances
immitted
immitting
immix
immixed
immixes
immixing
immixture
immixtures
immobile
immobilisation
immobilisation
immobilise (current term)
immobilise (current term)
immobilised cell bioreactors
immobilised cell biosensor
immobilised enzyme
immobilism
immobilisms
immobilities
immobility
immobilization
immobilization
immobilizations
immobilize
immobilize
immobilized
immobilizer

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