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immobile


im·mo·bile

adj
\(ˌ)i(m)-ˈmō-bəl, -ˌbī(-ə)l also -ˌbēl\

Definition of IMMOBILE

1
: incapable of being moved : fixed
2
: not moving : motionless <keep the patient immobile>
im·mo·bil·i·ty \ˌi-(ˌ)mō-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

Examples of IMMOBILE

  1. The tranquilizer made the animal immobile.
  2. The accident left her immobile.

Origin of IMMOBILE

Middle English in-mobill, from Latin immobilis, from in- + mobilis mobile
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with IMMOBILE

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