Main Entry: im·mo·bi·lize

Variant(s): also British im·mo·bi·lise \im-ˈō-bə-ˌlīz\

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): im·mo·bi·lized also British im·mo·bi·lised; im·mo·bi·liz·ing also British im·mo·bi·lis·ing

: 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>