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Meaning
Verb
●
To
render
motionless
; to
stop
moving
or
stop
from
moving
.
●
To
modify
a
surface
such that
things will not
stick to
it
●
In Finance:
To
tie up
a
capital
: make a
capital investment
that makes that
capital
unavailable.
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Origin
immobilize
English
-ize
English
-isen
Middle English (1100-1500)
-iser
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
-izare
Latin
-ιζειν
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
immobile
English
immobilis
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Freeze
Arrest
Halt
Immobilize
Stop
Immobilise
Draw Up
Antonyms
Accelerate
Continue
Move
Speed Up
Related
Bind
Incapacitate
Inactivate
Disorient
Neutralize
Isolate
Remove
Adsorb
Trap
Solubilize
Oxidize
Stun
Paralyze
Entrap
Incinerate
Electrocute
Debilitate
Stabilize
Absorb
Destroy
Detoxify
Impale
Pulverize
Entangle
Release
Dismember
Displace
Petrify
Kill
Deactivate
Ionize
Disarm
Regenerate
Inhibit
Cleave
Dissolve
Degrade
Infect
Purify
Protect
Neutralise
Sequester
Bodyblock
Prevent
Hydrolyze
Repel
Expel
Disembowel
Lift
Dislodge
Sterilize
Activate
Disperse
Subdue
Decapitate
Loosen
Chelate
Colonise
Engulf
Outspeed
Scavenge
Lyse
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