See immobilise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2019 September 14, Charles Negromonte Santos, “Fitness tips: three benefits of Brazilian jiu-jitsu”, in The Guardian:",
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"ref": "2023 September 2, Melissa Davey, “‘Crazy interesting’ findings by Australian researchers may reveal key to Covid immunity”, in The Guardian:",
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