immobilise

Definition of Immobilise in English :

1. immobilise, immobilize

hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital

2. immobilise, immobilize, pin, trap

to hold fast or prevent from moving

Example Sentences:
'The child was pinned under the fallen tree'

3. immobilise, immobilize

make defenseless

4. immobilise, immobilize

convert (assets) into fixed capital

5. block, freeze, immobilise, immobilize

prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)

Example Sentences:
'Blocked funds'
'Freeze the assets of this hostile government'

6. immobilise, immobilize

cause to be unable to move

Example Sentences:
'The sudden storm immobilized the traffic'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Immobilise

verb (transitive)

to make or become immobile

to immobilize a car

2. finance

to remove (specie) from circulation and hold it as a reserve

to convert (circulating capital) into fixed capital

verb transitiveWord forms: imˈmobiˌlized or imˈmobiˌlizing

to make immobile; prevent the movement of; keep in place

to prevent the movement of (a limb or joint) with splints or a cast

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