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immobilize::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | immobilise, pin, trap |
| Derivation | immobile, immobilization, immobilizing |
immobilize::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | block, freeze, immobilise |
| Type of | keep back, withhold |
immobilize::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | immobilise |
| Type of | keep back, withhold |
immobilize::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | immobilise |
| Type of | convert |
Examples of immobilize
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A Taser is an electro-shock weapon that is used to slow or immobilize a suspect.
From the kentucky.com
It may immobilize the bugs, but it does not affect eggs or newly hatched nymphs.
From the kansas.com
The company is offering free kits to immobilize the drop-side rail of the cribs.
From the sfgate.com
The spiders rapidly immobilize prey inside venomous silk before consuming them.
From the dispatch.com
The team's medical staff chose to immobilize the foot to help an injured toe heal.
From the timesunion.com
All raptors hold small prey inside their feet and immobilize them by constriction.
From the sciencedaily.com
Under the right conditions, the phosphate will bind to the lead and immobilize it.
From the scienceblog.com
The spiders rapidly immobilize their prey inside sticky silk before consuming them.
From the sltrib.com
Immobilize the injured area, being careful to avoid restricting circulation.
From the post-gazette.com
- Hold as reserve or withdraw from circulation; of capital
- Trap: to hold fast or prevent from moving; "The child was pinned under the fallen tree"
- Make defenseless
- Convert (assets) into fixed capital
- Freeze: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
- Cause to be unable to move; "The sudden storm immobilized the traffic"
- (immobilization) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; "immobilization of the injured knee was necessary"
- (Immobilization (pathology)) Lying (also recumbency or prostration) is a type of human position in which the body is more or less horizontal and supported along its length by the surface underneath.
- (Immobilization (soil science)) Immobilization in soil science is when organic matter decomposes and is absorbed by micro-organisms, therefore preventing it being accessible to plants. Immobilization is the opposite of mineralization.
