immobilize
To render motionless; to stop moving or stop from movingTo render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving.
» Sciatica immobilized me.
Меня сковал радикулит.
Meaning
4 senses(transitive)To render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving.
It is best to immobilize the injury until a doctor can examine it.
unbeweglich machen, immobilisieren
иммобилизоватьimmobilizovatʹ, обездви́живатьobezdvíživatʹ, обездви́житьobezdvížitʹ
іммобілізуватиimmobilizuvaty, знерухо́млюватиzneruxómljuvaty, знерухо́митиzneruxómyty
(transitive)To render incapable of action.
(transitive)To modify a surface such that things will not stick to it
(transitive)To tie up a capital: make a capital investment that makes that capital unavailable.
Don't immobilize your capital in aging accounts.
- cause to be unable to move
- convert (assets) into fixed capital
- make defenseless
- hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital
Examples
2 sentencesSciatica immobilized me.
ruМеня сковал радикулит. — krevedko
Radiculitis immobilized me.
ruМеня сковал радикулит. — krevedko
Translations
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Origin
From French immobiliser, equivalent to immobile + -ize.From French immobiliser, equivalent to immobile + -ize.
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Forms
immobilizes, immobilizing, immobilized, immobilized| Base form | immobilize · to immobilize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | immobilizes |
| Present participle | immobilizing |
| Past simple | immobilized |
| Past participle | immobilized |
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Synonyms
10 synonyms- cause to be unable to move:immobilise
- convert (assets) into fixed capital:immobilise
- make defenseless:immobilise
- hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital:immobilise
- prohibit the conversion or use of (assets):freezeblockimmobilise
- to hold fast or prevent from moving:trappinimmobilise
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle