immobilize

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Verb

immobilize (immobilizes, present participle immobilizing; past and past participle immobilized)

1. To render motionless; to stop moving or stop from moving.

   It is best to immobilize the injury until a doctor can examine it.

2. To modify a surface such that things will not stick to it

Synonyms

• (render motionless) freeze, halt; See also Thesaurus:immobilize or Thesaurus:stop
• (modify a surface)

Related terms

• immobilization
• immobilizer
• photoimmobilize

Translations

• French: immobiliser
• German: immobilisieren
• Italian: immobilitare
• Portuguese: imobilizar
• Russian: иммобилизовать
• Spanish: inmovilizar

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