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Meaning of immobilize

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  immobilize
      v 1: hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital
           [syn: {immobilize}, {immobilise}]
      2: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned
         under the fallen tree" [syn: {trap}, {pin}, {immobilize},
         {immobilise}]
      3: make defenseless [syn: {immobilize}, {immobilise}]
      4: convert (assets) into fixed capital [syn: {immobilize},
         {immobilise}]
      5: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds";
         "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" [syn:
         {freeze}, {block}, {immobilize}, {immobilise}] [ant: {free},
         {release}, {unblock}, {unfreeze}]
      6: cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the
         traffic" [syn: {immobilize}, {immobilise}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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