immobilize
Collocations
3ADJ.
best, biomedical
IMMOBILIZE + NOUN
biomolecules, injury
PREP.
until
Definitions
verb
To render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving.
It is best to immobilize the injury until a doctor can examine it.
[…]two Russian armies would advance into East Prussia, one westward from the Niemen, the other northward from the Narew, with the object of encircling and immobilizing all enemy forces there.
To render incapable of action.
It's clear from these [budget] cuts that the MCAD is virtually immobilized as an effective organization for at least the next year.
To modify a surface such that things will not stick to it
To tie up a capital: make a capital investment that makes that capital unavailable.
Don't immobilize your capital in aging accounts.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
verb — cause to be unable to move
- immobilise
verb — convert (assets) into fixed capital
- immobilise
verb — make defenseless
- immobilise
verb — hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation
- immobilise
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3It is best to immobilize the injury until a doctor can examine it.
Wiktionary[…]two Russian armies would advance into East Prussia, one westward from the Niemen, the other northward from the Narew, with the object of encircling and immobilizing all enemy forces there.
WiktionaryZinc oxide is biosafe and, therefore, there are no toxic effects for biomedical applications that immobilize and modify biomolecules (Kumar and Shen, 2008).
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