Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: immobilize
IPA transcription: [,ɪm'oʊbəl,aɪz]
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: immobilize, immobilise
    Meaning: cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"
  • Synonyms: freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise
    Meaning: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
  • Synonyms: immobilize, immobilise
    Meaning: convert (assets) into fixed capital
  • Synonyms: immobilize, immobilise
    Meaning: make defenseless
  • Synonyms: trap, pin, immobilize, immobilise
    Meaning: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
  • Synonyms: immobilize, immobilise
    Meaning: hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital
Usage examples
  • Far from mobilizing the soil, I would, if possible, immobilize even the functions of pure intelligence, so that society might be the fulfilment of the intentions of Nature, who gave us our first possession, the land.