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im·mo·bi·lize
(ĭ-mō′bə-līz′)tr.v. im·mo·bi·lized, im·mo·bi·liz·ing, im·mo·bi·liz·es
1. To render immobile.
2. To fix the position of (a joint or fractured limb), as with a splint or cast.
3. To impede movement or use of: Severe weather immobilized the rescue team.
4. Economics
a. To withdraw (specie) from circulation and reserve as security for other money.
b. To convert (floating capital) into fixed capital.
im·mo′bi·li·za′tion (-lĭ-zā′shən) n.
im·mo′bi·liz′er n.
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immobilize
(ɪˈməʊbɪˌlaɪz) orimmobilise
vb (tr)
1. to make or become immobile: to immobilize a car.
2. (Banking & Finance) finance
a. to remove (specie) from circulation and hold it as a reserve
b. to convert (circulating capital) into fixed capital
imˌmobiliˈzation, imˌmobiliˈsation n
imˈmobiˌlizer, imˈmobiˌliser n
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im•mo•bi•lize
(ɪˈmoʊ bəˌlaɪz)v.t. -lized, -liz•ing.
1. to make immobile or immovable; fix in place.
2. to prevent the use, activity, or movement of.
3. to prevent, restrict, or reduce normal movement in (the body, a limb, or a joint), as by a splint, cast, or prescribed bed rest.
4. to render (an opponent's strategy) ineffective; stymie.
im•mo`bi•li•za′tion, n.
im•mo′bi•liz`er, n.
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immobilize
Past participle: immobilized
Gerund: immobilizing
| Imperative |
|---|
| immobilize |
| immobilize |
| Present |
|---|
| I immobilize |
| you immobilize |
| he/she/it immobilizes |
| we immobilize |
| you immobilize |
| they immobilize |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I immobilized |
| you immobilized |
| he/she/it immobilized |
| we immobilized |
| you immobilized |
| they immobilized |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am immobilizing |
| you are immobilizing |
| he/she/it is immobilizing |
| we are immobilizing |
| you are immobilizing |
| they are immobilizing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have immobilized |
| you have immobilized |
| he/she/it has immobilized |
| we have immobilized |
| you have immobilized |
| they have immobilized |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was immobilizing |
| you were immobilizing |
| he/she/it was immobilizing |
| we were immobilizing |
| you were immobilizing |
| they were immobilizing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had immobilized |
| you had immobilized |
| he/she/it had immobilized |
| we had immobilized |
| you had immobilized |
| they had immobilized |
| Future |
|---|
| I will immobilize |
| you will immobilize |
| he/she/it will immobilize |
| we will immobilize |
| you will immobilize |
| they will immobilize |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have immobilized |
| you will have immobilized |
| he/she/it will have immobilized |
| we will have immobilized |
| you will have immobilized |
| they will have immobilized |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be immobilizing |
| you will be immobilizing |
| he/she/it will be immobilizing |
| we will be immobilizing |
| you will be immobilizing |
| they will be immobilizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been immobilizing |
| you have been immobilizing |
| he/she/it has been immobilizing |
| we have been immobilizing |
| you have been immobilizing |
| they have been immobilizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been immobilizing |
| you will have been immobilizing |
| he/she/it will have been immobilizing |
| we will have been immobilizing |
| you will have been immobilizing |
| they will have been immobilizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been immobilizing |
| you had been immobilizing |
| he/she/it had been immobilizing |
| we had been immobilizing |
| you had been immobilizing |
| they had been immobilizing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would immobilize |
| you would immobilize |
| he/she/it would immobilize |
| we would immobilize |
| you would immobilize |
| they would immobilize |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have immobilized |
| you would have immobilized |
| he/she/it would have immobilized |
| we would have immobilized |
| you would have immobilized |
| they would have immobilized |
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Verb 1. immobilize - hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital
2. [画像:immobilize - to hold fast or prevent from moving]immobilize - to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
3. immobilize - make defenseless
4. immobilize - convert (assets) into fixed capital
convert - change in nature, purpose, or function; undergo a chemical change; "The substance converts to an acid"
5. immobilize - prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
6. immobilize - cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"
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immobilize
verb paralyse, stop, freeze, halt, disable, cripple, lay up (informal), bring to a standstill, put out of action, render inoperative a car alarm that immobilizes the engine
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immobilize
verb1. To render powerless or motionless, as by inflicting severe injury:
Idiom: put out of action.
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Translations
učinit nepojízdným
gøre ubevægelig
mozdíthatatlanná tesz
gera óhreyfanlegan/óvirkan; stöîva
urobiť nepojazdným
hareket edemez hale getirmek
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immobilize
[ɪˈməʊbɪlaɪz] immobilise (British) vt [+ person] → immobiliser ; [+ car, mechanism] → immobiliserCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
immobilize
vt car, broken limb → stilllegen ; army → bewegungsunfähig machen ; enemy tanks → außer Gefecht setzen ; (Fin) capital → festlegen ; to be immobilized by fear/pain → sich vor Angst/Schmerzen nicht bewegen können
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immobile
(iˈməubail) adjective1. not able to move or be moved. His leg was put in plaster and he was immobile for several weeks. onbeweeglik غَير قادِر على الحَرَكَه неподвижен imóvel nepohyblivý unbeweglich ubevægelig; immobil ακίνητος, ακινητοποιημένος inmóvil liikumisvõimetu بی حرکت liikuntakyvytön immobile, immobilisé לֹא נַייָד स्थिर nepokretan megmozdíthatatlan tidak bisa digerakkan óbifanlegur, óhreyfanlegur immobile 動けない 움직일 수 없는 negalintis vaikščioti/judėti nekustīgs tidak dapat bergerak onbeweeglijk ubevegelig unieruchomiony ولاړ، نه خوځېدونكى، بې حركته imóvel imobil; imobilizat неподвижный nepohyblivý negiben nepokretan orörlig, orubblig ที่ไม่สามารถเคลื่อนที่ได้ hareketsiz, sabit 動彈不得的 нерухомий ساکن bất động 不能动的,不能移动的
2. not moving; motionless. He crouched there immobile until they had gone. onbeweeglik ساكِن، غَيْر مُتَحَرِّك неподвижен imóvel nehybný bewegungslos ubevægelig ακίνητος inmóvil liikumatu ثابت liikkumaton immobile נייח सुस्थिर nepomičan mozdulatlan tidak bergerak hreyfingarlaus, grafkyrr immobile 静止した 움직이지 않는 nejudantis nekustīgs tidak bergerak roerloos ubevegelig, rolig bez ruchu ثابت imóvel nemişcat неподвижный nehybný negiben nepomičan orörlig ซึ่งไม่เคลื่อนไหว hareketsiz, kımıldamayan 不動的,靜止的 нерухомий; нерухливий بے حرکت không nhúc nhích 不活动的,静止的
ˌimmoˈbility (-ˈbi-) noun onbeweeglikheid عَدَم الحَرَكَه неподвижност imobilidade nehybnost die Unbeweglichkeit ubevægelighed; immobilitet ακινησία inmovilidad liikumatus عدم تحرک liikuntakyvyttömyys immobilité חוֹסֶר נַייָדוּת निश्चलता nepokretnost, nepomičnost rögzítettség kelumpuhan kyrrstaða, hreyfingarleysi immobilità 静止 부동성 nejudamumas nekustīgums tidak bergerak-gerak onbeweeglijkheid ubevegelighet bezruch بې حركتى imobilidade imobilitate; nemişcare неподвижность nehybnosť negibnost nepomičnost orörlighet การไม่สามารถเคลื่อนที่ได้ hareketsizlik, kımıldayamama 無法行動 нерухомість; нерухливість حرکت ناپزیری sự bất động 固定,静止
imˈmobilize, imˈmobilise (-bi-) verb to make immobile. He immobilized the car by removing part of the engine. onbeweeglik maak يَمْنَع عن الحَرَكَه обездвижвам imobilizar učinit nepojízdným bewegungsunfähig machen gøre ubevægelig ακινητοποιώ inmovilizar liikumisvõimetuks tegema از حرکت بازداشتن tehdä liikuntakyvyttömäksi immobiliser לְשַׁתֵק अचल करना, गतिहीन कर देना imobilizirati, spriječiti pokretanje rögzít, megerősít, mozdíthatatlanná tesz melumpuhkan gera óhreyfanlegan/óvirkan; stöðva immobilizzare 動けなくする 움직이지 않게 하다 padaryti nejudamą, atimti galimybę judėti padarīt nekustīgu tidak menggerakkan onbeweeglijk maken gjøre ubevegelig, stoppe unieruchomić نه خوځېدونكى imobilizar a imobiliza делать неподвижным urobiť nepojazdným imobilizirati učiniti nepokretnim göra orörlig, göra okörbar ทําให้เคลื่อนที่ไม่ได้ hareket edemez hale getirmek 使動彈不得 позбавляти рухливості ساکت کردینا làm cho bất động 使不动
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im·mo·bi·lize
vt. inmovilizar.
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immobilize
vt inmovilizarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.