Associations to the word «Immobilise»

Wiktionary

IMMOBILISE, verb. Alternative spelling of immobilize

Dictionary definition

IMMOBILISE, verb. Hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital.
IMMOBILISE, verb. To hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree".
IMMOBILISE, verb. Make defenseless.
IMMOBILISE, verb. Convert (assets) into fixed capital.
IMMOBILISE, verb. Prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government".
IMMOBILISE, verb. Cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley