immobilize

im·mo·bi·lize

transitive verb \i-ˈmō-bə-ˌlīz\

Definition of IMMOBILIZE

: to make immobile: as

a : to prevent freedom of movement or effective use of <the planes were immobilized by bad weather>

b : to reduce or eliminate motion of (the body or a part) by mechanical means or by strict bed rest

c : to withhold (money or capital) from circulation

— im·mo·bi·li·za·tion \-ˌmō-bə-lə-ˈzā-shən\ noun

— im·mo·bi·liz·er \-ˈmō-bə-ˌlī-zər\ noun

Examples of IMMOBILIZE

1. Doctors immobilized her wrist by putting it in a cast.
2. I was immobilized by fear.

First Known Use of IMMOBILIZE

1871

Related to IMMOBILIZE

Synonyms

cripple, disable, hamstring, paralyze, incapacitate, prostrate

Related Words

attenuate, debilitate, enervate, enfeeble, sap, tire, undercut, undermine, weaken; hobble, lame; maim, mutilate; knock out

Near Antonyms

energize, galvanize, invigorate, vitalize; fortify, strengthen; empower; freshen, refresh, refreshen, regenerate, rejuvenate, restore, revitalize, revive

Rhymes with IMMOBILIZE

accessorize, acclimatize, actualize, aerobicize, aestheticize, Africanize, allegorize, alphabetize, analogize, anatomize, anesthetize, animalize, annualize, antagonize, anthologize, anticlockwise, apologize, apostatize, apostrophize, arabicize, aromatize, automatize, bureaucratize, cannibalize, capitalize, categorize, catheterize, catholicize, characterize, collectivize, commercialize, commoditize, communalize, computerize, conservatize, containerize, contrariwise, conveyorize, cosmeticize, counterclockwise, criminalize, cross-fertilize, cut down to size, decentralize, decolonize, de-emphasize, de-energize, defeminize, deformalize, deglamorize, dehumanize, deionize, demagnetize, demobilize, democratize, demoralize, denationalize, deodorize, depersonalize, depolarize, depressurize, desensitize, destabilize, destigmatize, detribalize, devitalize, diabolize, digitalize, disenfranchise, disorganize, economize, emblematize, emotionalize, epitomize, epoxidize, eroticize, eternalize, evangelize, extemporize, externalize, familiarize, fanaticize, fictionalize, floor exercise, fool's paradise, formularize, free enterprise, gelatinize, generalize, geologize, Hispanicize, historicize, homogenize, hospitalize, hypothesize, idealize, illegalize, immortalize, impersonalize, Indianize, indigenize, infantilize, initialize, internalize, italicize, legitimize, liberalize, literalize, lobotomize, lysogenize, macadamize, marginalize, metabolize, metastasize, militarize, mineralize, monopolize, mythologize, nationalize, naturalize, parenthesize, philosophize, poeticize, politicize, popularize, prioritize, proselytize, radicalize, reorganize, revitalize, ritualize, romanticize, secularize, self-fertilize, sensualize, sexualize, sovietize, subjectivize, suburbanize, subvocalize, systematize, temporalize, theologize, traditionalize, trivialize, ventriloquize, visualize

im·mo·bi·lize

transitive verb    (Medical Dictionary)

im·mo·bi·lizedalso British ; im·mo·bi·lised; im·mo·bi·liz·ingalso British ; im·mo·bi·lis·ing

Medical Definition of IMMOBILIZE

: to make immobile; especially : to fix (as a body part) so as to reduce or eliminate motion usually by means of a cast or splint, by strapping, or by strict bed rest <immobilizing a fractured bone by a cast and continuous traction> <immobilize an injury> <immobilize all patients with a suspected neck or spine injury>

Variants of IMMOBILIZE

im·mo·bi·lize also British im·mo·bi·lise \im-ˈō-bə-ˌlīz\ (audio pronunciation)