immobilize

== English == === Alternative forms === immobilise === Etymology === From French immobiliser, equivalent to immobile +‎ -ize. === Pronunciation === === Verb === immobilize (third-person singular simple present immobilizes, present participle immobilizing, simple past and past participle immobilized) (transitive) To render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving. To render incapable of action. To modify a surface such that things will not stick to it (finance) To tie up a capital: make a capital investment that makes that capital unavailable. ==== Synonyms ==== (render motionless): freeze, halt; See also Thesaurus:immobilize or Thesaurus:stop (modify a surface): ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== immobilization immobilizer photoimmobilize ==== Translations ====