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immobilize
v 1: hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital
[synonym: {immobilize}, {immobilise}]
2: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned
under the fallen tree" [synonym: {trap}, {pin}, {immobilize},
{immobilise}]
3: make defenseless [synonym: {immobilize}, {immobilise}]
4: convert (assets) into fixed capital [synonym: {immobilize},
{immobilise}]
5: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds";
"Freeze the assets of this hostile government" [synonym:
{freeze}, {block}, {immobilize}, {immobilise}] [ant: {free},
{release}, {unblock}, {unfreeze}]
6: cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the
traffic" [synonym: {immobilize}, {immobilise}]