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immobilise definitions

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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]