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.