(BrE also immobilise) verb
[VN] to prevent sth from moving or from working normally:
a device to immobilize the car engine in case of theft * Always immobilize a broken leg immediately. * The firm has been immobilized by a series of strikes. * Some snakes inject their prey with poison in order to immobilize it.
immobilization, immobilisation noun [U]
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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