"immobilize" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-us-immobilize.ogg [US] Forms: immobilizes [present, singular, third-person], immobilizing [participle, present], immobilized [participle, past], immobilized [past]
Etymology: From French immobiliser. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|immobiliser}} French immobiliser Head templates: {{en-verb}} immobilize (third-person singular simple present immobilizes, present participle immobilizing, simple past and past participle immobilized)
  1. To render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving. Synonyms (render motionless): freeze Translations (render motionless): імабілізаваць (imabilizavacʹ) (Belarusian), обездвижвам (obezdvižvam) (Bulgarian), immobilitzar (Catalan), immobiliser (French), inmobilizar (Galician), entalar (Galician), unbeweglich machen (German), immobilisieren (German), ακινητοποιώ (akinitopoió) (Greek), rögzít (Hungarian), immobilitare (Italian), mātāpou (english: by using a magic spell) (Maori), imobilisé (Piedmontese), unieruchamiać [imperfective] (Polish), unieruchomić [perfective] (Polish), imobilizar (Portuguese), imobiliza (Romanian), иммобилизовать (immobilizovatʹ) (Russian), znehybniť (Slovak), znehybňovať (Slovak), imobilizovať (Slovak), inmovilizar (Spanish), іммобілізувати (immobilizuvaty) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-immobilize-en-verb-Hk~6f61v Disambiguation of 'render motionless': 85 2 13 Disambiguation of 'render motionless': 85 2 13
  2. To modify a surface such that things will not stick to it
    Sense id: en-immobilize-en-verb-4vsDnYJB
  3. (finance) To tie up a capital: make a capital investment that makes that capital unavailable. Categories (topical): Finance
    Sense id: en-immobilize-en-verb-80QHcV5Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 3 61 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 31 8 61 Topics: business, finance
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: halt, stop, immobilise, arrest, draw up, immobilize Hypernyms: cause to desist, decelerate, hinder Hyponyms: pull over Related terms: immobilization, immobilizer, photoimmobilize, desist

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Alternative forms

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      "word": "immobiliser"
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      "sense": "render motionless",
      "word": "immobilisieren"
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      "sense": "render motionless",
      "word": "ακινητοποιώ"
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      "sense": "render motionless",
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      "sense": "render motionless",
      "word": "immobilitare"
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      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "render motionless",
      "word": "mātāpou"
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      "sense": "render motionless",
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      "sense": "render motionless",
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      "word": "imobilizar"
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      "sense": "render motionless",
      "word": "imobiliza"
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      "sense": "render motionless",
      "word": "inmovilizar"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "immobilizuvaty",
      "sense": "render motionless",
      "word": "іммобілізувати"
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  ],
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